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Abiel

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(father of strength). (1) Father of Kish and grandfather of Saul and Abner (1 Sam. 9:1¹Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. (1 Samuel 9:1)). (2) One of David’s generals (1 Chron. 11:32³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, (1 Chronicles 11:32)), called Abialbon (2 Sam. 23:31³¹Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, (2 Samuel 23:31)). Commander over 24,000 men.

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