Bible Person

Enan

Meaning: cloud · Male · 5 cross references

Enan is remembered as the father of Ahira, the Naphtalite chief in the wilderness generation. His significance is carried through the recurring identification of his son in Israel's tribal leadership lists. First appears in Num 1:15.1

AI summary: Enan matters because the cross references preserve him as the named father behind Naphtali's representative in the camp. Though he does not act in the narrative, his name is repeated wherever Ahira appears, which anchors tribal leadership in a remembered household. This is part of how Scripture ties public office to family memory. Taken together, the material presents Enan as the ancestral reference point behind Naphtali's wilderness leadership.1

Central Figure

Enan

Meaning: cloud