Ancestor of King Saul
Zeror
Named in 1 verse of 1 Samuel, first in 1 Samuel 9:1.
צְרוֹרZeror
The name means “root; that straitens or binds; that keeps tight.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Zeror Written by AI
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.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.