Abiram
Abiram, along with Korah and Dathan, led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron and was swallowed up by the earth.
The name Abiram means “high father; father of deceit”
MaleAaron's adversaryTribe of ReubenEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books8 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 16:1; only referred to as Abiram (אֲבִירָם); son of Eliab; a brother of Dathan and Nemuel.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- אֲבִירָםAbiram
Mentions
- Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
- “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
- So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
- So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
- …and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
- …and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
- The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.