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Abner

Meaning

Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abner was a cousin of Saul and the com

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Famous People Named Abner

Abner

In the Hebrew Bible, Abner ( ) was the cousin of King Saul and the commander-in-chief of his army.

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USS Abner Read (DD-526)

USS Abner Read (DD-526) was a in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read (1821 – 1863), who fought in the American Civil War.

Abner Smith Lipscomb

Abner Smith Lipscomb (February 10, 1789, in Abbeville District, South Carolina – December 8, 1856, in Austin, Texas) was an American and Texan lawyer and judge.

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Abner Jenkins

Abner Ronald Jenkins, also known as the Beetle, MACH-1, MACH-2, MACH-3, MACH-IV, MACH-V, MACH-VII and MACH-X, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Abner Vernon McCall

Abner Vernon McCall (June 8, 1915 – June 11, 1995) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas in 1956, Dean of Baylor Law School from 1948 to 1959, and the tenth president of Baylor University from.

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Abner in Other Languages

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