Bible Person

Ahihud

Meaning: brother of vanity · Male · 1 cross reference

This Ahihud entry refers to the chief of the tribe of Asher appointed in the division of Canaan, not to the Benjaminite son of Bela. He belongs to the leadership structure of Israel's settlement period. First appears in Num 34:27.1

AI summary: This Ahihud matters because his single cross reference places him among the tribal leaders entrusted with overseeing the allotment of the land. The entry shows that settlement in Canaan required named representatives from each tribe. Taken together, the material presents this Ahihud as an appointed leader in the ordered distribution of Israel's inheritance.1

Central Figure

Ahihud

Meaning: brother of vanity

Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah.