Bible Person

Ocran

Meaning: a disturber; that disorders · Male · 5 cross references

Ocran is remembered as the father of Pagiel, the chief of Asher in the wilderness generation. His significance is indirect but steady through the repeated naming of his son in Israel's camp structure. First appears in Num 1:13.1

AI summary: Ocran matters because the cross references preserve him as the paternal marker behind Asher's tribal representation in the wilderness. Though he is not a narrative actor, his name is carried wherever Pagiel appears in lists of census, offerings, and marching order. This ties public office to remembered household identity. Taken together, the material presents Ocran as the remembered father behind Asher's leadership in the camp.1

Central Figure

Ocran

Meaning: a disturber; that disorders