International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Abiron

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Abiron


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a-bı̄´ron (Ἀβειρών, Abeirō̇n):

(1) The Septuagint form (Ecclesiasticus 45:18 the King James Version) of Abiram, one of the sons of Eliab, who, with his brother Dathan, and with one of the same tribe, joined the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron (, , , , ; ; ; ).

(2) The eldest son of Hiel, the Bethelite, who died prematurely, thus fulfilling the doom pronounced on the posterity of him who should undertake to rebuild Jericho (). See ABIRAM.