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Ner1

M, #2134808
Father*Abiel (1 Sam 9,14)
Mother*Maacah (1 Chron 8-9)
Relationship10th cousin 15 times removed of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceB99-3793
Ner was the son of Abiel (1 Sam 9,14) and Maacah (1 Chron 8-9).
There seems to be some confusion in the text about Ner.

We have Jeiel (1 Chron 8-9) as the father of both Ner and Kish (1 Sam) (1 Chronicles 8:29) (2 Samuel 14:51 names the father Abiel, likely and alternate name)
We have Ner as the father of Kish (1 Sam) (1 Chronicles 8:33)
We have Kish (1 Sam) as the father of Saul (many places)
We have Ner as the uncle of Saul (1 Samuel 14:50)

It seems that only 1 Chronicles 8:33 puts Ner in the line. Since father son relationship sometimes skips generations, there could be a second Ner here, except that would put two Ner under Jeiel/Abiel, so unlikely. My best guess is that 1 Chronicles 8:33 is just in error.2
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Scriptures (References)

Book VerseTitle
Book of 1 Samuel in the Bible1 Samuel 14:49-52Saul’s Family.
Book of 1 Samuel in the Bible1 Samuel 26:1-25David Again Spares Saul’s Life.
Book of 2 Samuel in the Bible2 Samuel 2:8-3:5War Between the Houses of David and Saul.
Book of 2 Samuel in the Bible2 Samuel 3:22-39Joab Murders Abner.
Last Edited10 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S3] International Bible Society, editor, The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984), 1 Samuel 14:51. Hereinafter cited as NIV.
  2. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV.
  3. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Sam 14:50.