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KISH.—1. The father of Saul the first king of Israel (1Sa_9:1; 1Sa_10:21; 1Sa_14:51, Act_13:21). His home was at Gibeah (rendered ‘the hill of God’ and ‘the hill’ in both AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] of 1Sa_10:5; 1Sa_10:10). 2. The uncle of the foregoing (1Ch_8:30; 1Ch_9:36). 3. The eponym of a family of Merarite Levites (1Ch_23:21-22; 1Ch_24:29, 2Ch_29:12). 4. A Benjamite ancestor of Mordecai (Est_2:5).