Abiel
father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious." (1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (
1 Sam. 14:51;
1 Chr. 8:33;
9:39). In
1 Sam. 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish. (2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (
1 Chr. 11:32); called also Abi-albon (
2 Sam. 23:31)
