How to Pronounce Abiram

What does Abiram mean?

Abiram means “high father; father of deceit”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Abiram?

Father of height; i.e., “proud.” (1.) One of the sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. He and all the conspirators, with their families and possessions (except the children of Korah), were swallowed up by an earthquake (Num. 16:1-27; 26:9; Ps. 106:17). (2.) The eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who perished prematurely in consequence of his father’s undertaking to rebuild Jericho (1 Kings 16:34), according to the words of Joshua (6:26). (See JERICHO.)

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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