Edited by Frank W. Olive
Abiel
Abiel [father of strength, or God is a father].
1. A Benjamite, the father of Kish and of Ner, and the grandfather of Saul and of Abner (1 Sam. 9:1; 14:51). See KISH 2.
2. An Arbathite, one of David s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:32), called in 2 Sam. 23:31 Abialbon (q. v.).