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Zeror

צְרוֹר · tse.ror · H6872C“root; that straitens or binds; that keeps tight” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Samuel

Who he was

Zeror was a Benjamite mentioned in the genealogy of King Saul, Israel's first monarch. He was the father of Abiel (or Jeiel) and the grandfather of Kish, Saul's father. This genealogical note appears in the context of introducing Saul and providing information about his family background. As an ancestor of Saul, Zeror belonged to the tribe of Benjamin.

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Family

FatherBecorathChildrenAbiel
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Samuel 1 mention

1 Samuel 9:1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

What the dictionary says

(a bundle), a Benjamite, ancestor of Kish the father of Saul.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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