Editing Abner (section)

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[[File:Maciejowski Bible Leaf 37 3.jpg|thumb|Abner (in green) taking [[Michal]] away from [[Palti, son of Laish|Paltiel]] ([[Morgan Bible]], 1240s).]]

In the [[Hebrew Bible]], '''Abner''' ({{langx|he|אַבְנֵר}} {{transliteration|he|ʾAḇnēr}}) was the cousin of [[Saul the King|King Saul]] and the commander-in-chief of his army.<ref>{{bibleverse|1 Samuel|14:50|KJV}}, {{bibleverse-nb|1 Samuel|20:25|KJV}}</ref> His name also appears as {{Script/Hebrew|אבינר בן נר}} "Abiner son of [[List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z#Ner|Ner]]", where the longer form Abiner means "my father is Ner".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_samuel/14-50.htm|title=1 Samuel 14:50 Interlinear: and the name of the wife of Saul is Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the head of his host is Abner son of Ner, uncle of Saul;|website=biblehub.com|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>