Bible Characters & Character Studies
Ner
First appears at 1 Samuel 14:50
First named in Scripture at 1 Samuel 14:50 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
light, the father of Kish (1 Chronicles 8:33). 1 Samuel 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 Chronicles 9:36).
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