Bible Person
Meaning: brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd · Male · 5 cross references
Ahira is the chief of Naphtali in the wilderness generation and appears in the standard leadership lists for census, dedication, and marching order. He is one of the tribal princes who give structure to Israel's camp. First appears in Num 1:15.1
AI summary: Ahira matters because the cross references present him as Naphtali's representative within the ordered framework of Israel's wilderness life. His appearances in census and offering material reflect the communal discipline by which each tribe stands before the Lord. While he is not associated with a dramatic episode, his office is part of the corporate order that shapes the nation. Taken together, the material presents Ahira as a Naphtalite chief who contributes to Israel's organized life around the tabernacle.1
Central Figure
Ahira
Meaning: brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd
Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Num.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.