Difference between revisions of "Abiram"

<p> the eldest son of Hiel, the Bethelite. Joshua having destroyed the city of Jericho, pronounced this curse: "Cursed be the man, before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city, Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his first-born, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it," &nbsp;Joshua 6:26 . [[Hiel]] of Bethel, about five hundred and thirty-seven years after this imprecation, having undertaken to rebuild Jericho, whilst he was laying the foundation of it, lost his eldest son, Abiram, &nbsp;1 Kings 16:34; and Segub, the youngest, when they set up the gates of it; a remarkable instance of a prophetic denunciation fulfilled, perhaps on a person who would not credit the tradition, or the truth of the prediction. So true is the word of the Lord; so minutely are the most distant contingencies foreseen by him; and so exact is the accomplishment of [[Divine]] prophecy! </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> ABIRAM, the son of Eliab, of the tribe of Reuben, was one of those who conspired with [[Korah]] and [[Dathan]] against Moses in the wilderness, and was swallowed up alive, with his companions, by the earth, which opened to receive them, Numbers 16. </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>