Abiram

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 1 verse

the name means father of height (i.e. lofty) Strong's Lexicon

Abiram, the firstborn son of Hiel the Bethelite, died when his father laid the foundation of Jericho.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

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).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Hiel

Siblings Segub

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Kings 16:34.

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Verses that name Abiram

1 Kings 16:34 In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.