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Abiram

also known as: Abiron

Hebrew: אֲבִירָם —meaning: my father is exalted, or father of height; i.e., “proud”

This is the name of 2 men in the Old Testament.

1. Abiram, son of Eliab

   This son of Eliab joined Korah in the rebellious conspiracy against Moses and Aaron.

   He and all the conspirators, with their families and possessions were swallowed up by the earth in a clear judgment of God (Numbers 16:1-27; 26:9; Psalm 106:17).

   This Abiram was a member of the Tribe of Reuben.

2. Abiram, son of Hiel

   This Abiram lived in the days of evil King Ahab of the Kingdom of Israel and his queen Jezebel. Abiram is the eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who perished prematurely due to his father’s undertaking to rebuild Jericho, according to the words of Joshua.

   In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho; he laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun. —1 Kings 16:34