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nẽr ( נר , nēr , "lamp"): Father of Abner ( 1 Samuel 14:50 f; 1 Samuel 26:5 , 1 Samuel 26:14 , etc.); grandfather of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:33 ). Other references, though adding no further information are 2 Samuel 2:8 , 2 Samuel 2:12; 2 Samuel 3:23 , 2 Samuel 3:25; 28:37; 1 Kings 2:5 , 1 Kings 2:32 , etc.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ner'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​n/ner.html. 1915.
 
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