Bible Person

Eran

Meaning: follower · Male · 1 cross reference

Eran is a descendant of Ephraim in Numbers 26 and belongs to the clan structure preserved in Israel's wilderness census. First appears in Num 26:36.1

AI summary: Eran matters because his single cross reference helps define one branch of Ephraim's internal family structure in the census lists. Even a brief entry contributes to the orderly memory by which Israel's tribes are counted and located. Taken together, the material presents Eran as a clan figure within Ephraim's record.1