A name from Scripture
Abner
AB-ner
Meaning
Father of light; My father is a lamp
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 1 Samuel
What it points to
Abner — 'father of light' — was called a 'prince and great man' even by his rival. His story teaches that true greatness is recognized even by opponents, and that the cost of vengeance is often the loss of a potential ally.
Verses · King James Version
“And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?”
2 Samuel 3:38
“And the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.”
1 Samuel 14:50