Bible Person

Ammihud

Meaning: people of praise · Male · 6 cross references

This Ammihud entry refers to the father of Elishama, the Ephraimite leader during the wilderness period. He should be distinguished from other men named Ammihud in tribal and territorial lists. First appears in Num 1:10.1

AI summary: This Ammihud matters because the cross references consistently identify Elishama through him in census, camp, and offering scenes. That repeated patronymic gives stability to Ephraim's leadership representation during Israel's ordered life in the wilderness. Though Ammihud himself does not act publicly, the tradition preserves his place through his son's prominence. Taken together, the material presents this Ammihud as an important ancestral marker for Ephraim's leadership line.1

Central Figure

Ammihud

Meaning: people of praise

The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num.