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Ahihud

3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references

Brother (i.e., “friend”) of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7).

(2.) Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe (Num. 34:27).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
(brother of renown).
  1. The son of Shelomi and prince of the tribe of Asher. (Numbers 34:27)
  2. Chieftain of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:7)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

a-hi'-hud ('achihudh, "brother is majesty"):

(1) One of the chief men of the tribe of Asher. He was selected by Moses to help divide the land west of the Jordan (Nu 34:27).

(2) A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:6,7). The text here is obscure and probably corrupt.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • 1. A prince of Asher, assists in allotting the land of Canaan among the tribes Nu 34:27
  • 2. A son of Bela 1Ch 8:7

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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