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ABIRAM

(Heb. ʾăḇîrām)

1. The son of Eliab, a Reubenite (Num. 16:1). Abiram, along with his brother Dathan, his cousin On, and Korah, organized an uprising in the wilderness against Moses and Aaron. They were joined by 250 leaders of the congregation of Israel (Num. 16:1-35). The conspirators, motivated by envy, accused Moses of self-exaltation and challenged his interpretation of who was holy before God.

When Moses asked for Abiram and Dathan to appear before him, they refused, complaining that Moses had failed to bring the people into a land of fields and vineyards. Abiram, Dathan, Korah, and all of their families and possessions, except for the sons of Korah, were then swallowed alive by the earth (16:31-33). The leaders of the congregation who had joined the uprising were consumed by the Lord’s fire (16:35; 26:9; Deut. 11:6; Ps. 106:17).

2. The firstborn son of Hiel, the Bethelite (1 Kgs. 16:34). Abiram died during the reign of Ahab because his father laid the foundations for the rebuilding of Jericho in direct violation of the curse spoken by Joshua after the conquest of Jericho (Josh. 6:26). Some scholars suggest that his death was intended as a foundation sacrifice.

Alan Ray Buescher

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ABIRAM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)