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1 Kings 16:34 (MSG)

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34 It was under Ahab's rule that Hiel of Bethel refortified Jericho, but at a terrible cost: He ritually sacrificed his firstborn son Abiram at the laying of the foundation, and his youngest son Segub at the setting up of the gates. This is exactly what Jos

Definition(s):
Abiram (Ab-eye-ram): high father; father of deceit
Hiel (Hy-el): God lives; the life of God
Segub (See-gub): fortified; raised
Bethel (Beth-el):
Bethel (Beth-ehl):