A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul (1 Sam. 9:1, 3; 10:11, 21; 14:51; 2 Sam. 21:14). All that is recorded of him is that he sent his son Saul in search of his asses that had strayed, and that he was buried in Zelah. Called Cis, Acts 13:21 (R.V., Kish).
Person
Kish
- Name means
- hard; difficult; straw; for age
- Also called
- Cis
- Mentioned
- 13 verses · first in 1 Samuel 9:1
Family
About Kish
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Kish
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.