<strong>ABIEL</strong> (ā'bĭ-ĕl, Heb. <em>’ăvî’ēl, the father is God</em>, or <em>God is father</em>)<br /><br />

The grandfather of Saul and Abner (<bibleref ref="1Sam.9.1">1Sam.9.1</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Sam.14.51">1Sam.14.51</bibleref>).One of David’s mighty men (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.32">1Chr.11.32</bibleref>), also called Abi-Albon (<bibleref ref="2Sam.23.31">2Sam.23.31</bibleref>).

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<strong>ABIEL</strong> <strong>ā’ bī əl</strong> (<span class="hebrew">אֲבִיאֵ֞ל</span>, <em>the [my] father is God</em>). 1. A man of Benjamin who is mentioned as the father of Kish and the grandfather of King Saul and Abner (<bibleref ref="1Sam.9.1">1 Sam 9:1</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Sam.14.51">14:51</bibleref>). It is conjectured that Jeiel (<span class="small-caps">Jehiel KJV</span>) in <bibleref ref="1Chr.8.29">1 Chronicles 8:29</bibleref> and <bibleref ref="1Chr.9.35">9:35</bibleref>, the father of Ner, is the same as Abiel. If this is true, then Abiel (Jeiel) is the grandfather of Kish and the great-grandfather of Saul.<br /><br />

2. One of David’s thirty mighty men (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.32">1 Chron 11:32</bibleref>) called Abi-albon (<bibleref ref="2Sam.23.31">2 Sam 23:31</bibleref>), from Arabath or Beth-arabah in the N of Judah (<bibleref ref="Josh.15.6">Josh 15:6</bibleref>). Consequently Abiel is called the Arbathite.

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

a’-bi-el, ab’-yel, a-bi’-el (’abhi’el, "my father is God," or "God is father"):<br /><br />

(1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob. Father of Kish the father of King Saul, and also, apparently, the father of Ner the father of Saul’s general, Abner (<bibleref ref="1Sam.9.1">1Sa 9:1</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Sam.14.51">14:51</bibleref>).

(2) One of David’s mighty men (<bibleref ref="1Chr.11.32">1Ch 11:32</bibleref>), called <em>ABI-ALBON</em>, which see, in <bibleref ref="2Sam.23.31">2Sa 23:31</bibleref>.<br /><br />