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Kish
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Kish

A Benjamite whose lost donkeys sent his son Saul to Samuel, and to a crown.

Role: Father of Saul
Lived: c. 11th century BC
Belonged to: Tribe of Benjamin
Tribe/lineage: Benjamin
Born: Gibeah

What we know โ€” and how we know it

Bible โ€” stated in scripture (with verse) ยท 3
Origin & birthplace
BibleFrom Gibeah.
1 Samuel 9:3
โ†ณ Gibeah
Family & lineage
BibleSon of Abiel and Maacah.
1 Samuel 9:3
โ†ณ Abiel ยท Maacah (Gen 22:24)
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Benjamin.
1 Samuel 9:3

Where in scripture

1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:3

Family

AbielMMaacahNerGGedorZZecherKishSaul

In their own words โ€” 1 recorded saying

โ€œNow the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.โ€ โ€” 1 Samuel 9:3

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).

Places in their life

Gibeah
Born ยท Gibeah
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