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Hiel the Bethelite
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also: Hiel the Bethelite, Hiel
Hiel the Bethelite is named as the builder of Jericho in 1 Kings.
Hiel the Bethelite is the 1 Kings figure who built Jericho, according to 1 Kings 16:34. The passage says that he laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram, his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of Segub, his youngest. It describes these events as occurring according to the word of the LORD spoken through Joshua son of Nun. Hiel is identified there as the father of Abiram and Segub.
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1 Kings 16:34
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