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Abiel

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(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.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Kish and of Ner and grandfather of Saul and of Abner. That this is the most probable genealogy is confirmed by Ner being said to be Saul’s uncle (1 Sam. 9:1; 14:50-51¹Now 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)
⁵⁰And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. ⁵¹And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. (1 Samuel 14:50‑51)); though in 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39,³³And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1 Chronicles 8:33)
³⁹And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1 Chronicles 9:39) Saul is said to be the son of Kish, the son of Ner. This Ner may have been an earlier ancestor; and here Abiel is not named at all. It was not unusual to leave out many names in the genealogies.

2. One of David’s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:32³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, (1 Chronicles 11:32)); he is called Abi-Albon in 2 Samuel 23:31³¹Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, (2 Samuel 23:31).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

22 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Abiy’el

Phonic:

ab-ee-ale’

Meaning:

from 1 and 410; father (i.e. possessor) of God; Abiel, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Abiel

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my father is God

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Father of strength; God my father:―son of Zeror [ABI-ALBON], 1 Sam. 9:1. {Pater roboris}