[1] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

abiel
   father i.e., "possessor" of god = "pious." 1. the son of
   zeror and father of ner, who was the grandfather of saul 1 sam.
   14:51; 1 chr. 8:33; 9:39. in 1 sam. 9:1, he is called the
   "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of kish. 2. an
   arbathite, one of david's warriors 1 chr. 11:32; called also
   abi-albon 2 sam. 23:31.
   

[2] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

abiel, god my father

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