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Also known as 𐤇𐤓𐤌

Phoenician king

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Born
1789-10-30
Died
1869-11-11
Works
21

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Key facts

Reign
34 regnal years, 980–947 BC (?)
Predecessor
Abibaal , ?? – 981 BC (?)
Successor
Baal-Eser I (Beleazarus I, Ba'l-mazzer I) 946–930 BC (?)
Born
~1000 BC, Tyre (presumed)
Died
947 or 946 BC (presumed) (aged 53)
Dynasty
Dynasty of Abibaal and Hiram I
Father
Abibaal
Mother
Unknown

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Encyclopedic overview

Hiram I (Phoenician: 𐤇𐤓𐤌 Ḥirōm 'my brother is exalted'; Hebrew: חירם Ḥīrām; also called Hirom or Huram) was a Phoenician king of Tyre according to the Hebrew Bible. His regnal years have been calculated by some as 980 to 947 BC, in succession to his father, Abibaal. Hiram was succeeded as King of Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I. Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of Menander of Ephesus (early 2nd century BC), as preserved in Josephus's Against Apion, which adds to the biblical account. According to Josephus, Hiram lived for 53 years and reigned for 34.

Reign

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hiram I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.