Person Old Testament
Zeror
Zeror, a Benjamite, was an ancestor of King Saul. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Samuel 9:1.
Why it matters. Ancestor of King Saul
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zeror
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Samuel (1 verse)