Hiram ben ... of the Sidonians

• Preferred Name: Hiram ben ... of the Sidonians
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LJYV-KL2
  
• Death: Y
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Byblos
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  138 Generations from Adam to Mary SL FHL film #384994 Item 3 pg 7,
  Adam to Christ film #1059467 Item 1 tab 5,
  Genealogy from Adam to the 12 Tribes including their wives by John Paul Pratt 1968,
  2 Sam. 5: 11, Inspired Version of Bible II Sam. 5: 11
  
  === The wealthy and powerful king of Tyre, a ===
  The wealthy and powerful king of Tyre, and the good friend of David andSolomon, King Hiram provided skilled workmen and quantities of cedarplanks for building the Temple in Jerusalem. In return, Solomon sentHiram great quantities of wheat, barley, oil, and wine. Hiram andSolomon also joined forces on a highly profitable shipping venture, andbrought back fortunes in gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.Although his other achievments are not mentioned in the Bible, we knowthat Hiram was a great builder and effective ruler, fortifying andbeautifying Tyre and campaigning against Cyprus, one of his restlessprovinces. (Everyone in the Bible, by William P. Barker, 1966)

1. Baal-Eser ben Hiram I, King of Tyre I, b. 973 BC in Tyre, As Suwaydā', Syria     d. 930 BC in Tyre, As Suwaydā', Syria