Topic
Ahira
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 1:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Captain of the tribe of Naphtali
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 2:29Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Captain of the tribe of Naphtali
¶ Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 10:27Smith · ISBE · Nave Captain of the tribe of Naphtali
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 7:78Smith · ISBE
¶ On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
- Numbers 7:83Smith · ISBE
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 7:78–83Nave Captain of the tribe of Naphtali
¶ On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
a-hi'-ra ('achira`, "brother of evil," or, "my brother is evil"): A man of Naphtali, contemporary with Moses. He is five times mentioned as the son of Enan. He was the representative of his tribe who assisted Moses in the census (Nu 1:15). He was the hereditary "prince" of the tribe; he made the tribal offering (Nu 2:29; 7:78; compare Nu 7:83), and was commander of the tribal host when on the march (Nu 10:27).
In the topical indexes
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.