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  Abner (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Among the other tribes there was a feeling of hostility to Judah; and Abner, at the head of Ephraim, fostered this hostility in the interest of the house of Saul, whose son Ish-bosheth he caused to be proclaimed king (2 Sam.
Abner, escaping from the field, was overtaken by Asahel, who was "light of foot as a wild roe," the brother of Joab and Abishai, whom he thrust through with a back stroke of his spear (2 Sam.
Abner had just left the city; but Joab by a stratagem recalled him, and meeting him at the gate of the city on his return, thrust him through with his sword (2 Sam.
www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/abner.html   (302 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abner
After Saul with three of his sons had fallen at Mount Gelboe, Abner made Isboseth, the fourth son of Saul, king over the whole land of Israel excepting Judea, which adhered to David.
Abner now married Respha, a concubine of Saul, and thus incurred the suspicion of aspiring to the throne.
Abner complied with this condition, and came to a full understanding with David.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01045a.htm   (238 words)

  
 About Li'l Abner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Li'l Abner was the unlikely son of tiny Mammy (Pansy) and Pappy (Lucifer) Yokum.
From the inception of the strip, Abner was vigorously pursued by Daisy Mae, a beautiful Dogpatch damsel hopelessly in love with the bumbling, unappreciative and seldom amorous bachelor.
Abner spent nearly two decades outracing Daisy in the annual Sadie Hawkins Day race but the couple finally married in 1952, a fictional event that captured national attention and was a cover story for Life magazine.
www.lil-abner.com /abnerbio.html   (294 words)

  
 Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Abner
Abner was the son of Ner and uncle of Saul.
It was Abner who first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath.
A while later, Abner was rebuked by Ish-bosheth for the impropriety of taking Rizpah, a concubine of King Saul, as his wife.
www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/abner.asp   (341 words)

  
 Patriot Abner Powers
Abner Powers was born in Springfield, Addison County, Vermont on December 15, 1760, the 10th of 11 children and the 6th of 7 sons born to Nathaniel and Hannah (Hartwell) Powers.
Abner’s grave was marked with a headstone bearing the date 1776, as well as his name, dates of birth and death, as well as a shield and stars.
Abner’s son Manly, who reportedly had been a soldier in the War of 1812, died in 1863 and was buried next to his father.
pages.prodigy.net /parrish55/FoxValleyAbnerPowers.html   (1548 words)

  
 Daily Bible Study - Abner
Avner, or Abner, was the son of Ner, and uncle of King Saul.
Abner, at the head of Ephraim (see Jacob's Children), still supported the house of Saul, and had Saul's surviving son, Ish-bosheth, proclaimed king (2 Samuel 2:8-11).
Abner then proclaimed that David was the one anointed by the Lord to reign over all of the tribes of Israel.
www.keyway.ca /htm2002/abner.htm   (346 words)

  
 News-> Breedings -> BWP -> Abner SBS Approved
Abner is the mount of the Belgian Mieke Lunskens for 20 years now.
Abner was presented twice at the BWP Stallion licencing.
Abner is a full brother to Vicky Smits' Illuster who was the silver medalist at the European Junior Riders' Championships.
www.eurodressage.com /news/breeding/bwp/abner.html   (256 words)

  
 Abner - Domestic Shorthair - October 17, 2002
Abner was abandoned and made friends with a dog who lives up the road from me. The dog must have told him about the treats I give to the animals in the neighborhood.
Abner followed the dog to my house and it was love at first sight.
Abner has an unlimited amount of catnip, kitty toys, fresh milk, and as you can see from his picture, a condo to sleep in when he is tired.
catoftheday.com /archive/2002/October/17.html   (149 words)

  
 Vignette: David Abner
David Abner, fl Texas legislator, was born in Selma, Alabama, in 1826 and brought to Texas in 1843 by the daughter of his master, who, with her husband, settled in Upshur County.
Abner served in the legislature from 1874 to 1875.
Abner was one of the leaders in the movement to establish Bishop College and served as one of the two original fl trustees.
faculty.washington.edu /qtaylor/aa_Vignettes/abner_david.htm   (331 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Li'l Abner
Words like "druthers" and "irregardless" were first seen in Li'l Abner, as were the world's most potent beverage, Kickapoo Joy Juice; the world's coldest and poorest country, Lower Slobbovia; and the world's most hideous woman, Lena the Hyena (the last in collaboration with Basil Wolverton).
In 1956, Abner and his compatriots became the subject of a Broadway musical; and a second movie, in 1959, brought that musical to the big screen with Peter Palmer in the title role.
Abner's first foray into comic books occurred in 1936, when, along with such other United Feature stalwarts as Nancy and Tarzan, he debuted in Tip Top Comics.
www.toonopedia.com /abner.htm   (852 words)

  
 Abner
ABNER (Hebrew for “father of [or is a light”), in the Bible, first cousin of Saul and commander-in-chief of his army (I Sam.
This originated a deadly feud between the leaders of the opposite parties, for Joab, as next of kin to Asahel, was by the law and custom of the country the avenger of his blood.
Abner was indignant at the deserved rebuke, and immediately opened negotiations with David, who welcomed him on the condition that his wife Michal should be restored to him.
www.worldspirituality.org /abner.html   (436 words)

  
 Abner
Abner had established a covenant to be faithful to David, whom he now acknowledged as God’s anointed King of Israel (2 Samuel 3:18).
You know Abner the son of Ner that he came to deceive you and to learn of your going out and coming in, and to find out all that you are doing." Surely God will not allow anyone to speak to His anointed one like this, yet David endures silently.
Abner came to Joab at Hebron and Joab called him aside at the gate under the pretense of talking privately.
www.fpcjackson.org /resources/church_history/joab.htm   (1790 words)

  
 Abner Robinson Story
Abner and Minda often bragged about their elite status or "Yichus" because there were supposedly ninety-nine rabbis in the family.
Abner had a niece who came to visit named Chava (Fanny) Berman, who was married to Shapsa (Samuel) Berman, and Chava's mother (Abner's sister) was probably Etta (see Sister: Etta Robinson).
Jennie was their only child born in the U.S. Abner declared his intent to become a citizen on April 5, 1889 (Samuel Berman was the witness) and became a naturalized citizen on October 12, 1896.
home.comcast.net /~harrietr/abner.htm   (2004 words)

  
 Abner Louima   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Abner Louima was arrested outside a nightclub in 1997, handcuffed and taken to Brooklyn's 70th Precinct.
The assault by law enforcement officers included "shoving a wooden stick into his rectum and mouth while his hands were handcuffed behind his back." Abner suffered a torn bladder and intestine and required several surgeries to repair the damage.
Abner sued for $155 million in 1998, claiming officers conspired to create a "blue wall of silence and lies to obstruct justice." The city will pay $7.125 million and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) will pay $1.625 million.
www.karisable.com /crlebcal.htm   (214 words)

  
 RW ONLINE:The Police Torture of Abner Louima
Abner was first humiliated at the duty sergeant's desk, his pants were pulled down to his ankles.
Abner Louima was taken, bleeding and clearly brutalized, through the precinct to a holding cell, where he was left for three hours.
It broke into the news--in part because Abner Louima himself survived and dared to tell what the police had done, in part because the Louima family was determined to bring it to light, and in part because the specific details of this brutality were so extreme and infuriating.
rwor.org /a/v19/920-29/925/louima.htm   (1868 words)

  
 Abner Dalrymple
Abner Frank Dalrymple was born on September 19, 1857 near Gratiot, Wisconsin, the son of New York-born auctioneer Samuel L. Dalrymple.
Abner attended the Warren grade school and took on odd jobs to help support his family.
In 1884 Abner socked 22 home runs for a Chicago team that, thanks to a short right field fence, totaled 140—a single season record that stood until the 1927 Yankees hit 158.
www.galenahistorymuseum.org /abnerdalrymple.htm   (986 words)

  
 abner - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
He was Saul's cousin; Ner the father of Abner and Kish the father of Saul being brothers, the sons of Abiel (1 Samuel 14:50 f).
It was Abner who introduced the young David fresh from his triumph over Goliath to the king's court (so according to the account in 1 Samuel 17:57).
Abner is rebuked by David for his negligence in keeping watch over his master (ibid., 15).
www.searchgodsword.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?word=abner&action=Lookup&x=22&y=15   (655 words)

  
 Li'l Abner Summary
The Li'l Abner comic strip was a child of the Great Depression of the 1930s, a period when kidding country bumpkins, poverty, and rural lifestyles were perfectly acceptable subjects for a comic strip.
Abner Yokum, who dwelled in the benighted rural community of Dogpatch, remained steadfastly naïve and obtuse, a sort of bucolic Candide, throughout the long run of the feature.
Li'l Abner was a comic strip in United States newspapers, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the town of Dogpatch.
www.bookrags.com /Li'l_Abner   (1507 words)

  
 Worldwide Church of God: Prophecy of Abner Headstrong
Abner actually claimed to have an active relationship with the leader and founder of Led Zeppelin, Jimmie Page, and shared the news that Led Zeppelin would soon return not only to the recording studio, but also would launch a worldwide tour in support of the new material.
Abner was able to hire a full staff, go on radio and television, and sponsor concerts, all with one goal: to let everyone know that the mighty Zeppelin would soon return.
Unfortunately, Abner's health began to fail, just as his organization was going thru a contraction resulting from the wholesale defection of many staff members and subscribers.
members.tripod.com /~ejm/prophecy_abner_headstrong.htm   (916 words)

  
 Abner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is only referred to incidentally in Saul's history (1 Samuel 17:55, 26:5), and is not mentioned in the account of the disastrous battle of Gilboa when Saul's power was crushed.
David, who was accepted as king by Judah alone, was meanwhile reigning at Hebron, and for some time war was carried on between the two parties.
He was closely pursued by Asahel, brother of Joab, who is said to have been "light of foot as a wild roe" (2 Samuel 2:18).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abner   (516 words)

  
 Abner Kneeland
Abner Kneeland (April 7, 1774-August 27, 1844), a pioneer evangelist and minister, was a powerful, if inconsistent, advocate of Universalism for a quarter of a century beginning with the Winchester Convention of 1803.
Born in Gardner, Massachusetts, Abner was the sixth of ten children of Timothy and Moriah Stone Kneeland.
He made it so embarrassing for the powers that be that though the blasphemy law is still on the books in Massachusetts, and there are similar laws in force in several other states, the authorities have never charged, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated another person for this supposed crime.
www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/abnerkneeland.html   (1850 words)

  
 Abner Doubleday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893), was a career U.S. Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War.
He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Furthermore, the primary testimony to the commission that connected baseball to Doubleday was that of Abner Graves, whose credibility is questionable; a few years later, he shot his wife to death, apparently because of mental illness, and he was committed to an institution for the criminally insane for the rest of his life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abner_Doubleday   (1651 words)

  
 Li'l Abner - Meet the Characters
Though their unlikely offspring Li'l Abner was at least twice his father's (and mother's) size, Abner obviously inherited a good many of his father's lesser traits.
During most of it Abner took Daisy for granted and exhibited little romantic interest in her voluptuous charms.
In 1952 Abner reluctantly proposed to Daisy Mae to emulate the wedding of his comic strip ideel, Fearless Fosdick.
www.unitedmedia.com /comics/lilabner/html/cast_LilAbner.html   (733 words)

  
 Death of Abner
Abner had killed Joab’s brother, Asahel, in battle (2Samuel 2:21-23).
Abner Negotiates With the House of Benjamin (3:19)
: Abner died as a fool because he was in the gate of Hebron, one of the cities of refuge when Joab killed him for the killing of Joab’s brother Asahel.
www.learnthebible.org /L-119_death_abner.htm   (340 words)

  
 Lum and Abner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Many a chuckle was provided by the inane activities of the gullible old timers—Abner with his whining voice and shortage of gumption that led to one misunderstanding after another, Lum with his steadier, "Edderds sayin’" approach to every problem (but just as vulnerable in his own way).
While I was there, Lauck played a rerun of a Lum and Abner show on which his good friend Jack Benny was guest and also let me hear a tape he was planning to market—Chic Sales’ "The Specialist," about a champion privy builder—a piece he had recorded in the voice of Lum.
Indeed, one of the major Lam and Abner collectors and devotees is a Tulsa, Oklahoma, youth who has been recording the programs for years.
www.compedit.com /lum_and_abner.htm   (2568 words)

  
 Li'l Abner in Hollywood
Once Abner opened at the St. James Theater in New York and was established as a hit, Panama and Frank returned home to Hollywood, and to other projects for Paramount.
The Abner producers had wanted her initially to portray the matriarch of the Yokum clan but Sillman (understandably) refused to release her from her contract.
Two scenes of the guinea pigs (including Abner) being tested in Washington were cut, involving the elimination of "Oh, Happy Day," a bitingly satiric song in which Dr. Finsdale and three colleagues sing of the glory of medical science becoming able to create perfect human beings.
www.povonline.com /Abner2.htm   (3518 words)

  
 ABNER: A Biomedical Named Entity Recognizer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
At ABNER's core is a statistical machine learning system using linear-chain conditional random fields (CRFs) with a variety of orthographic and contextual features.
ABNER v1.5 (March 2005) is available as a bundled Java archive: abner.jar (9.5mb).
ABNER is known to perform as well or better on comparable corpora, and is open-source with a customizable API.
www.cs.wisc.edu /~bsettles/abner   (641 words)

  
 Abner Little (Black Panther character)
Abner tells Black Panther that his grandfather Azzuri used to own the Brass Frog, and that he knew that it was a time machine.
Abner and T'Challa follow the samurai and are introduced to Shinzu, who tells them that the samurai's honor must be won back.
Abner throws the vial containing the water-skin to Black Panther, but one of Zanda's soldiers accidentaly shoots the vial, which breaks open...
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/ablittle.htm   (1625 words)

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