Bible Verses About "Who Was Abiram in the Bible"
Abiram was a Reubenite, brother of Dathan, who joined the rebellion against Moses and was swallowed alive by the earth as divine judgment.
Abiram was a Reubenite, brother of Dathan, who joined the rebellion against Moses and was swallowed alive by the earth as divine judgment.
"Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown." — Numbers 16:1-2 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Abiram in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown."
"And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation."
"They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram."
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