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Huram

Huram

  1. A son of Bela from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:5). He may be the same person as Hupham (Numbers 26:39).

  2. Another spelling of Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre who was an ally of David and Solomon. Hiram supplied materials for the building of the temple (2 Chronicles 2:3, 11–12; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21).

    See Hiram #1.

  3. Another spelling of Hiram, a craftsman from Tyre who worked on the temple of Solomon (2 Chronicles 4:11).

    See Hiram #2.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject
Huram: family, places and timelineEvery verse that mentions Huram, with family links

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