King solomon sent to tyre and brought huram, whose mother was a widow from the tribe of naphtali and whose father was from tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Accordingly, there is no teaching in holy writ relating to hirams murder and discovery, as these secret societies intimate. Under his reign, tyre became an important phoenician city and a large trading empire. Solomon and hiram shared in trade with india and the mediterranean, and hiram sent much material for the temple. List of kings of tyre josephus records antiquities 8. Jul 06, 2012 furthermore, hiram was one of the most important allies for solomon and his kingdom ever since his fathers reign. During his thirtyfour year reign as the king of tyre, hiram presided over an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity for his kingdom. Later, when solomon succeeded his father david as king, king hiram continued his alliance with palestine. His regnal years have been calculated by some as 980 to 947 bc, in succession to his.
The first individual named hiram who was directly involved with the construction of king solomons temple was hiram i, who was the king of tyre the modern city of tyre in lebanon. Hiram ii, king of tyrus modernday tyre, lebanon, 739730 bc. God brought hiram, the king of tyre, alive into paradise because he built the temple. Solomons temple and king hiram of tyre my individual.
King hiram was the ruler of the ancient phoenician city of tyre. It was a major phoenician seaport from about 2000 bce through the roman period. Now, it would be appropriate to take a glance at king hiram and the background history of tyre, his kingdom. He reigned from 980 bc to 947 bc, succeeding his father, abibaal. Unfortunately, this segment of scripture has become the seedbed of two ideas that have no merit in the sacred text, namely the fall of satan in eden, or else the rise of the antichrist near the end of the current historical era. Solomon sent and fetched hiram though he was an israelite by birth, yet he dwelt at tyre. He and his people deserve to be known better by the masonic fraternity.
King hiram of tyre sent cedar lumber, carpenters, and stonemasons to help david build his palace in jerusalem palestine 2 samuel 5. After david had conquered jerusalem, hiram sent him cedarwood and carpenters and masons so that he might. In freemasonry hiram abif is the central figure in the drama of the third or master masons degree, and one of the three ancient grand masters of the craft the other two being king solomon and hiram king of tyre. Why did king solomon have to pay 666 to the king of tyre. Solomon asked his friend king hiram of tyre to build a temple in honor of jehovah. King solomon is known for his construction projects like fortress cities of meggido, hazor and gezer and his own palace in jerusalem. Jun 25, 2019 king hiram of tyre not only helped david build his palace but also sent to solomon 961922 bce famous lebanon cedars and cypress wood for the construction of his famous temple 1 kings 9. The research i presented to you above is just a small portion of the historical evidence and quotes by authors that connect phoenician king hiram of tyre to the ancient holy island of crete which was also known in scripture as tarshish and is the same as tyre. The kingdom of tyre or phoenicia, as it was more generally known, was located on the eastern shores of the mediterranean north of palestine 1. King hiram of tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish king solomon gave hiram twenty towns in the land of galilee.
The book of kings i kings, chapter vii, 45 presents it in these terms. Some or all of this article is forked from wikipedia. King hiram of tyre not only helped david build his palace but also sent to solomon 961922 bce famous lebanon cedars and cypress wood for the construction of his famous temple 1 kings 9. Solomons temple, king hiram, hiram abiff and the phoenicians. This particular king ruled tyre during the reign of king david of israel which appears on the bible timeline poster with world history during the 12th century bc. Hiram king tyre grand lodge we are a privileged group of men who at some period in our lives either knew, or were introduced to, a brother.
So, we do not really know how important king hiram was. When hiram learned that solomon was king, he sent some of his officials to meet with solomon. Genealogy for adoniram hiram of tyre, king of tyre deceased family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Hiram maintained friendly relations with israel, supplying solomon with men and materials for the construction of the temple at jerusalem and cooperating with him in. Between legend and historical truth, the story of the master hiram remains rather enigmatic. It is clear that while hiram king of tyre assisted king solomon at the building of the first temple, there is no mention whatsoever in scripture of any hiram abiff. When hiram king of tyre heard that solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father david, he sent his envoys to solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with david. He is credited in the old testament for having sent the materials and men for the construction of king solomons temple. Hiram abrams 18781926, american movie mogul and one of the first presidents of. Hiram king tyre grand lodge we are a privileged group of men who at some period in our lives either knew, or were introduced to, a brother who.
Hiram of tyre was a monarch who ruled over a powerful kingdom at the peak of his greatness. Hiram i was the phoenician king of tyre according to the hebrew bible. According to one haggadah hiram entered paradise alive, and in order to reconcile this statement with the story as given above, it is said in the second alphabet of ben sira ed. Hiram, king of tyre menander of ephesus, who wrote a history of tyre in greek, founded upon native tyrian documents, about 300 b. Tyre, town on the mediterranean coast of southern lebanon, located 12 miles 19 km north of the modern border with israel and 25 miles 40 km south of sidon modern. Hiram king tyre grand lodge we are a privileged group of men who at some period in our lives either knew, or were introduced to, a. Phoenicia hiram i civilization v customization wiki. Hiram the king of tyre had furnished solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire, that then king solomon gave hiram twenty cities in the land of galilee. It is wrong to assume that the kings of tyre were practicing a false religion. Nov 14, 2016 hiram i lived from 980 947 bc who worshiped the lord our god but in a 100 years, ithobaal i father of jezebel who lived from 878847 bc worshiped baal. Hiram of phoenicia allies with david amazing bible. Hiram of phoenicia allies with david amazing bible timeline. In the time of king david, the israelites and tyrians were on friendly terms. Hiram abiff, an appellation applied to the skillful man whom hiram the king of tyre sent to make the furnishings of solomons temple.
May 25, 2012 king hiram was the ruler of the ancient phoenician city of tyre. Hiram, phoenician king of tyre reigned 969936 bc, who appears in the bible as an ally of the israelite kings david and solomon. The old testament tells us that hiram was a friend and business associate of david, solomons father. Hiram was the pagan king of tyre, a port city on the mediterranean coast about 140 miles northwest of jerusalem. His regnal years have been calculated by some as 980 to 947 bc, in succession to his father, abibaal.
Hiram, king of tyre was ever a lover of david 1 kings 5. Adoniram hiram of tyre, king of tyre deceased genealogy. In return solomon gave hiram the district of cabul chabul in galilee, which included twenty small cities, but the gift seems not to have been to the taste of the king of tyre 1 kings 9. The metals from tarshish were reportedly obtained by solomon in partnership with king hiram of phoenician tyre isaiah 23, and the fleets of tarshishships that sailed in their service, and the silverhoards provide the first recognized material evidence that agrees with the ancient texts concerning solomons kingdom and his wealth see. Hiram, king of the realm of tyre today, in the modern nation of lebanon, is credited in 2 samuel 5.
Nov 12, 2015 the architect and his master workmen were tyrians. King hiram is a character in the time travel story ivory, and apes, and peacocks 1983 by poul anderson. First wave of phoenician colonization where largely tradingposts are founded throughout the. Solomons temple was influenced by king hiram and hiram abiff being phoenicians from the city of tyre. When king david ruled the throne of israel, king hiram was ruling the phoenician citystate of tyre. While neighboring sidontyres chief rival among the phoenicianswaned, hiram expanded his kingdom and reasserted dominance over distant colonies. Hiram, like david, had just established his throne securely upon the ruins of the rule of the shophetim, or judges, and raised the. Among them, the most important achievement during his reign must have been the construction of the holy temple. Mar 19, 2010 hiram of tyre was a monarch who ruled over a powerful kingdom at the peak of his greatness. This alliance resulted in a very lucrative partnership which benefited both parties. Hiram, phoenician king of tyre reigned 969936 bc, who appears in the. Hiram, like david, had just established his throne securely upon the ruins of the rule of the shophetim, or judges, and raised the country to a position of power and independence which it had not previously enjoyed a. In freemasonry hiram abif is the central figure in the drama of the third or master masons degree, and one of the three ancient grand masters of the craft the other. Unfortunately, this segment of scripture has become the seedbed of two ideas that have no merit in the sacred text, namely the fall of satan in eden, or else the rise of the anti.
Hiram abif was sent by hiram king of tyre to king solomon to aid in the building of his temple. Hiram supplied the timber and stone for the temple at jerusalem 1 kings 6. In the masonic drama, hiram, king of tyre is clearly distinguished from hiram abiff. Both the chief architect and the master workers for the first temple, constructed under solomons rule, were in fact tyrians. And king solomon sent and fetched hiram out of tyre. Solomons temple and king hiram of tyre my individual research. Contemporary english version later, solomon gave king hiram of tyre 20 towns in the region of galilee to repay him for the cedar, pine, and gold he had given solomon. Hiram was one of the most noted of all the kings of tyre. It is likely that he was, like king solomon, a really existing person, but some of his deeds may be legendary.
The tyrian alliance and trade agreement with david, king of israel, was initiated by the king of tyre, abibaal who sent the new king timber from the fabled cedars of lebanon as abibaals son, hiram, is said to have done for davids son solomon. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. In contrast to this contradictory and unsatisfactory theory, that there is only one hiram, king of tyre referred to, in the sacred history of the building of the temple. Hiram in hebrew and its variant huram both mean brother of the exalted. As we can see, hiram king of tyre who lived during the reign of king david. Dec 16, 2016 the king of tyre is an israelite according to historical and biblical data.
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