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Ner
NER (nûr, Heb. nēr, a lamp)
Father of Abner (
NER nûr (נֵ֥ר; LXX, Νήρ). A Benjamite, the son of Abiel (
Cheyne (EB, col. 20) proposes to follow Josephus (Antiq. VI. vi. 6) and read “sons of” instead of “son of” in
Cheyne also suggests the corresponding emendation of the text of
Bibliography
T. K. Cheyne, “Abner,” EB, cols. 20, 21 (1914); T. K. Cheyne, “Ner,” EB, col. 3394 (1914); Loeb Classical Library, Josephus, Vol. V (1934); E. R. Dalglish, “Ner” IDB (1962), Vol. III, 536, 537; M. A. McLeod, “Abner,” 4, The NBD (1962).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
Father of Abner (