Ner

Bible Person · Male

Who was Ner?

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).

Biography from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Family

Parents: Abiel
Maachah
Siblings: Abdon
Ahio
Baal
Gedor
Kish
Mikloth
Nadab
Zacher
Zur
Children: Abner

Where Ner appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 14:50
1 Samuel 14:51
1 Samuel 26:5
1 Samuel 26:14
2 Samuel 2:8
2 Samuel 2:12
2 Samuel 3:23
2 Samuel 3:25
2 Samuel 3:28
2 Samuel 3:37
1 Kings 2:5
1 Kings 2:32
1 Chronicles 9:36
1 Chronicles 26:28

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