Dictionaries :: Abiel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Abiel:

father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious."

(1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1Sa 14:51; 1Ch 8:33; 1Ch 9:39). In 1Sa 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.

(2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (1Ch 11:32); called also Abi-albon (2Sa 23:31).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abiel:

God my father

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Abiel:

a'-bi-el, ab'-yel, a-bi'-el ('abhi'el, "my father is God," or "God is father"):

(1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob. Father of Kish the father of King Saul, and also, apparently, the father of Ner the father of Saul's general, Abner (1Sa 9:1; 14:51).

(2) One of David's mighty men (1Ch 11:32), called ABI-ALBON, which see, in 2Sa 23:31.

Nave's Topical Bible

Abiel: 1. Saul's Grandfather

1Sa 14:51

Abiel: 2. A Benjamite

1Sa 9:1

See ABI-ALBON

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abiel:

(father of strength, i.e. strong).

(1.) Father of Kish, and consequently grandfather of Saul (1 Samuel 9:1) as well as of Abner, Saul's commander‐in‐chief (1 Samuel 14:51). (B.C. 1093‐1055)

(2.) One of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:32). In 2 Samuel 23:31 he is called ABIALBON. (B.C. 1053)