Abner

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Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Abner canonical 20
Abner (English form) 1
Abner son of Ner 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament person ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
accusation sleeping with Saul's concubine Rizpah ⓘ
appearsIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
appearsInBook 1 Samuel ⓘ
2 Samuel ⓘ
buriedAt Hebron ⓘ
commandedForcesOf Israel ⓘ
deathCause murder ⓘ
deathMotiveOfKiller revenge for Asahel ⓘ
demandedReturnOf Michal ⓘ
describedAs a prince and a great man in Israel ⓘ
father Ner ⓘ
foughtAgainst David's men ⓘ
Joab ⓘ
grandfather Abiel ⓘ
honoredBy David ⓘ
involvedIn power struggle after Saul's death ⓘ
killed Asahel ⓘ
killedAt Hebron ⓘ
killedBy Joab ⓘ
languageOfSources Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
laterAlliedWith David ⓘ
madeKing Ish-bosheth ⓘ
mournedBy David ⓘ
nameInHebrew אַבְנֵר ⓘ
negotiatedWith David ⓘ
opposed David ⓘ
participatedInBattle battle at the pool of Gibeon ⓘ
promisedTo bring all Israel to David ⓘ
pursuedBy Asahel ⓘ
reactionToAccusation broke with Ish-bosheth ⓘ
relativeOf Saul ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
role commander of Saul's army ⓘ
ruledFrom Mahanaim ⓘ
servedUnder King Saul ⓘ
sourceText 1 Samuel 14 ⓘ
2 Samuel 2 ⓘ
2 Samuel 3 ⓘ
supported House of Saul ⓘ
Ish-bosheth ⓘ
tribe tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
wasAccusedBy Ish-bosheth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2 Samuel → mainCharacter → Abner ⓘ
Michal → returnOrderedBy → Abner son of Ner ⓘ
subject linked to: Michal daughter of Saul
linked to: Abner
Joab → killed → Abner ⓘ
Joab → interactedWith → Abner ⓘ
Kish → relativeOf → Abner ⓘ
Kish → ancestorOf → Abner ⓘ
Abner Nash → givenName → Abner ⓘ
Abner J. Mikva → givenName → Abner ⓘ
Asahel → killedBy → Abner ⓘ
Asahel → pursued → Abner ⓘ
אַבְנֵר → hasVariant → Abner (English form) ⓘ
linked to: Abner
Ner → hasRelative → Abner ⓘ
Ner → fatherOf → Abner ⓘ
Abner Zwillman → givenName → Abner ⓘ
subject linked to: Longy
Abner Zwillman → givenName → Abner ⓘ
Avner → hasVariantForm → Abner ⓘ
Abner Underhill → givenName → Abner ⓘ
Abner Biberman → givenName → Abner ⓘ