Ner
Bible Usage:
- Ner used 16 times.
- First Reference: 1 Samuel 14:50
- Last Reference: 1 Chronicles 26:28
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H5369 Used 16 times
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ner
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).
Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Ner
a lamp; new-tilled land
Naves Topical Index
Ner
Father of Abner
1 Samuel 14:50
Father of Kish
1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ner
(a light or lamp), son of Jehiel, according to (1 Chronicles 8:33) father of Abner, and grandfather of King Saul. (B.C. 1140.) Abner was, therefore, uncle to Saul, as is expressly stated in (1 Samuel 14:50)