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• Abiram (Son of Hiel)

  Abiram was the firstborn son of Hiel the Bethelite, who rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He died when the city's foundation was laid, and Scripture records his death as the fulfillment of Joshua's curse.

• Dathan and Abiram

  Dathan and Abiram were brothers of the tribe of Reuben, sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in rebelling against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness after the Exodus. They are known for the incident in which the earth split open and swallowed them and their households.

• Korah's Rebellion

  Korah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leaders, challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron and were judged by God.

• Numbers 16

  Numbers 16 records how Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and 250 leaders rose up against the authority of Moses and Aaron and were swallowed by the earth and consumed by fire. It also tells how, on the following day, a plague broke out because of the congregation's murmuring and was stopped when Aaron made atonement with his censer.

• Korah

  Korah was a Levite who, according to Numbers 16, joined Dathan and Abiram in challenging the authority of Moses and Aaron and was judged for it. His descendants, the "sons of Korah," are named in the superscriptions of several psalms.

• Dathan

  Dathan, a son of Eliab of the tribe of Reuben, appears in the Book of Numbers. With his brother Abiram and the Levite Korah, he rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the earth opened and swallowed him along with his household.

• On (Son of Peleth)

  On was a son of Peleth of the tribe of Reuben. Numbers 16:1 names him as one of the group that, together with Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, rose up against Moses and Aaron during the wilderness period.

• Sons of Korah

  The sons of Korah were the descendants of Korah, a member of the Kohathite family of the tribe of Levi. Although their ancestor Korah was judged for rebelling in the wilderness, his descendants survived and later served as singers and gatekeepers in the temple, and their name appears in the titles of eleven psalms.

• Hiel

  Hiel was a man of Bethel who rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He appears only once, in 1 Kings 16:34, which records that he lost his firstborn and youngest sons in the course of building the city.

• Segub

  Segub was the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He died when his father set up the city's gates, and Scripture records this as the fulfillment of the word spoken by Joshua (1 Kings 16:34).

• Abijam

  Abijam was the second king of the southern kingdom of Judah during the period of the divided kingdom. The son of Rehoboam and the father of Asa, he reigned for three years. In 2 Chronicles and the Gospel of Matthew he is called "Abijah."

• Abraham

  Abraham, a figure in the Book of Genesis, is the ancestor of the people of Israel. He left his homeland in response to God's call, and Christians often call him "the father of faith."

• Genesis 12:1–3

  The passage in which God commands Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It is regarded as a turning point in salvation history, and there is debate over whether "I will bless them that bless thee" should be applied to the modern State of Israel.

• Genesis 15:1-6

  A passage in which God promises the childless Abram descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven, and Abram's belief in that promise is counted to him for righteousness. Because Paul cites it in arguing for justification by faith, it is regarded as a key text for the doctrine of justification.

• Abijah

  Abijah was the second king of the southern kingdom of Judah during the divided monarchy, the son of Rehoboam and the father of Asa. He is called "Abijam" in the books of Kings and reigned for about three years.

• Genesis 12

  Genesis 12 is the chapter in which God calls Abram to leave Haran and go to Canaan, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It then recounts how Abram, fleeing a famine, went down into Egypt and deceptively presented his wife Sarai as his sister.

• Asa

  Asa was the third king of the southern kingdom of Judah during the period of the divided monarchy. Scripture views him favorably for reforms that removed idols, but in his later years he was rebuked for allying with Aram and imprisoning a seer.

• Genesis 14:18-20

  In this passage Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the most high God, blesses Abram on his return from battle, and Abram gives him a tenth. The passage is frequently cited in connection with the typological reading of Christ in the Epistle to the Hebrews and in discussions of tithing.

• Genesis 13

  Genesis 13 is the chapter in which Abram and his nephew Lot, having returned from Egypt, part ways because their livestock has grown too numerous. After Lot departs, God renews His promise to give Abram all the land he can see and descendants beyond counting.

• Genesis 14

  Genesis 14 tells how a coalition of four kings attacks Sodom and carries off Lot, and how Abram rescues him with 318 men. On Abram's return, Melchizedek king of Salem blesses him, and Abram gives him a tenth of what he has gained.