Difference between revisions of "Abiram"

<p> '''Abi'ram.''' </p> <p> 1. A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who with Korah, a Levite, organized a conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. &nbsp;Numbers 16:1. For details, see '''Korah''' . (B.C. 1490). </p> <p> 2. Eldest son of Hiel the bethelite, who died when his father laid the foundations of Jericho, &nbsp;1 Kings 16:34, and thus accomplished the first part of the curse of Joshua. &nbsp;Joshua 6:26. (B.C. after 905). </p>

<p> 1. A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who rose in the conspiracy headed by Korah against Moses and Aaron, and who perished by the judgement of God, &nbsp;Numbers 16 : See KORAH </p> <p> 2. Eldest son of Hiel, the Bethelite. Hiel laid the foundation of Jericho in [[Abiram]] his first-born, and thus fulfilled the first part of the prophecy by Joshua. A signal instance of how even the [[Israelites]] disregarded the word of Jehovah. &nbsp; Joshua 6:26; &nbsp;1 Kings 16:34 . </p>

<p> ("father of height".) </p> <p> '''1.''' A Reubenite, son of Eliab; conspired with Dathan and On, Reubenites, and Korah, a Levite, against Moses and [[Aaron]] (Numbers 16). (See AARON; KORAH.) </p> <p> '''2.''' Oldest son of Hiel the [[Bethelite]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 16:34); perished at his father's laying the foundations of Jericho's fortified walls, as Joshua's curse predicted (&nbsp;1 Kings 6:26). </p>

<p> '''Abiram''' (a-bî'ram), father of height, i.e., renowned. 1. &nbsp;Numbers 16:1. One of the sons of Eliab, the Reubenite, who were destroyed with Korah for a conspiracy against Moses. See Korah. 2. &nbsp;1 Kings 16:34. The first-born of Hiel, the Bethelite. </p>

<p> '''''a''''' -'''''bı̄´ram''''' ( אבירם , <i> ''''''ăbhı̄rām''''' </i> , "exalted father," or, "my father is an exalted one"): </p> <p> (1) The son of [[Eliab]] the son of [[Pallu]] the son of [[Reuben]] (&nbsp;Numbers 26:5; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:6 ). In company with his brother Dathan and Korah the [[Levite]] and others, he disputed the authority of Moses and Aaron in the wilderness (Nu 16 through 17; 26; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:6; &nbsp;Psalm 106:17 ). Two hundred and fifty followers of Korah perished by fire at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Dathan and Abiram refused to come to the tent of meeting, at the summons of Moses; and the earth opened where their tents were, and swallowed them and their families and their goods. See [[Korah]] . </p> <p> (2) The firstborn son of Hiel the Bethelite, who rebuilt Jericho in the time of [[Ahab]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 16:34; compare &nbsp;Joshua 6:26 ). This incident has recently acquired a new interest owing to discoveries made at [[Gezer]] and [[Megiddo]] concerning foundation sacrifices as in ancient times offered in Palestine. One should not be too positive in making statements concerning this, but the following is a possible interpretation of the record. The curse pronounced by Joshua on the man who should rebuild Jericho was of a piece with the other details, Jericho being treated exceptionally, as a city placed under the ban. The language of Joshua's curse is capable of being translated: 'Cursed be the man before Yahweh who shall ... build ... Jericho; (who) shall lay its foundation in his firstborn, and set up its gates in his youngest.' According to this interpretation the death of the builder's eldest and youngest sons is not spoken of as the penalty involved in the curse, but as an existing horrible custom, mentioned in order to give solemnity to the diction of the curse. The writer in Kings cites the language of the curse by Joshua. The context in which he mentions the affair suggests that he regards Hiel's conduct as exceptionally flagrant in its wickedness. Hiel, in defiance of Yahweh, not only built the city, but in building it revived the horrible old [[Canaanite]] custom, making his first-born son a foundation sacrifice, and his youngest son a sacrifice at the completion of the work. </p>

<p> (Heb. Abiram', אֲבַירָם, father of height, i.e. proud), the name of two men. </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. Ἀβειρών, Vulg. Abiron, [[Josephus]] Ἀβίραμος, Ant. 4, 2, 2.) One of the sons of Eliab of the family-heads of Reuben, who, with his brother, Dathan, and with On of the same tribe, joined Korah the Levite in a conspiracy against Moses and Aaron, which resulted in their being swallowed up with all their families and possessions (except the children of Korah) by an earthquake (&nbsp;Numbers 16:1-27; &nbsp;Numbers 26:9; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:6; &nbsp;Psalms 106:17), B.C. cir. 1620. (See [[Korah]]). </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. Ἀβιρών , Vulg. Abiram.) The eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who is remarkable as having died prematurely (for such is the evident import of the statement), for the presumption or ignorance of his father, in fulfillment of the doom pronounced upon his posterity who should undertake to rebuild Jericho (&nbsp;1 Kings 16:34), B.C. post 905. (See [[Hiel]]). </p>