Bible Dictionary

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 …

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Light, the father of Kish (1 Chr. 8:33). ” And hence this Kish and Ner were brothers, and Saul and Abner were first cousins (comp. 1 Chr. 9:36).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(a light or lamp), son of Jehiel, according to (1 Chronicles 8:33) father of Abner, and grandfather of King Saul.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

NER (light, lamp), father of Kish, and grandfather of Saul. 1 Chr 8:33. He is named, 1 Chr 9:36, as brother of Kish. This Kish was an uncle of the other. 1 Chr 9:39.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

a lamp; new-tilled land