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Abner is initially mentioned incidentally in Saul's history, [3] first appearing as the son of Ner, Saul's uncle, and the commander of Saul's army. He then comes to the story again as the commander who introduced David to Saul following David's killing of Goliath .
Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. [101] A son of Shchorim, the son of Uzziel (descendant of Gera, son of Benjamin) and Matri (ancestor of Matrites and descendant of Belah, son of Benjamin). [citation needed]
An 1873 illustration of Abishai (centre) encouraging David (right) to strike Saul. Abishai was a military leader under the biblical King David. He was the eldest son of David's sister Zeruiah. According to Josephus (Antiquities, VII, 1, 3) his father was called Suri. [1] The meaning of his name is "Father of a gift". [2]
David's faction eventually prevailed against Ish-bosheth's (2 Samuel 3:1), but the war continued until Abner joined David (2 Samuel 3:6). Before the death of Saul, David had been married to Saul's daughter Michal, Ish-bosheth's sister, until Saul and David had a falling-out and Saul gave her to another man (1 Samuel 25:44).
Palti (or Paltiel), son of Laish, who was from Gallim, was the second husband of Michal, Saul's daughter. [1] Where other versions read "Palti" (1 Samuel 25:44) and "Paltiel" (2 Samuel 3:15), the KJV has Phalti and Phaltiel, respectively. Michal was originally David's wife, but
Bob Odenkirk had a guest role in 'The Bear' Season 2, Episode 6, "Fishes," playing Uncle Lee. Here's what to know about the character and the actor.
Shimei ben Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, son of Gera, "a man of the family of the house of Saul" (2 Samuel 16:5–14, 19:16–23; 1 Kings 2:8–9, 36–46). He is mentioned as one of David 's tormentors during his flight before Absalom , and as imploring and winning David's forgiveness when the latter returned.
It is the name of Abner (Hebrew: אַבְנֵר ʾAḇnēr, "father of lamp/light") from the Bible (Book of Samuel), first cousin to King Saul and commander-in-chief of his army. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the United States, it was moderately popular as a given name, but declined in the first half of the 20th century, rarely being used for newborns after ...