People of the Bible
Ner
Family
- Father
- Abiel
- Mother
- Maachah
- Brothers and sisters
- Abdon, Ahio, Baal, Gedor, Kish, Mikloth, Nadab, Zacher, Zur
- Children
- Abner
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Light, the father of Kish (1 Chr. 8:33). 1 Sam. 14:51 should be read, “Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were the sons of Abiel.” And hence this Kish and Ner were brothers, and Saul and Abner were first cousins (comp. 1 Chr. 9:36).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 14 verses
- 1 Samuel
- 14:50, 14:51, 26:5, 26:14
- 2 Samuel
- 2:8, 2:12, 3:23, 3:25, 3:28, 3:37
- 1 Kings
- 2:5, 2:32
- 1 Chronicles
- 9:36, 26:28
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.