Abner son of Ner
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Abner son of Ner was a prominent Israelite military commander and cousin of King Saul who played a key role in the power struggles following Saul’s death.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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military commander ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Hebron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Old Testament military leaders
ⓘ
People in the Books of Samuel ⓘ Saul’s family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Asahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterAlliedWith | house of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo | house of Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyShiftReason | quarrel with Ish-bosheth over Rizpah ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | father of light ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| narrativeLocation | Books of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
elders of Israel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed Asahel in battle ⓘ |
| occupation | commander of Saul’s army ⓘ |
| participatedIn | power struggle after Saul’s death ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hebron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the army of Israel ⓘ |
| relative | Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| roleInSuccession | backed Ish-bosheth as king over Israel after Saul’s death ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
1 Samuel 14:50–51
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2 Samuel 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ 2 Samuel 3 ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Ish-bosheth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| switchedAllegianceTo | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early reign of David
ⓘ
monarchy of Saul ⓘ |
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