Ahira, son of Enan
The name Ahira means “brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd.” Ahira is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 1:15.
Family of Ahira
Father
Who was Ahira?
Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Num. 1:15; 2:29).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ahira
- Numbers 1:15
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 2:29
Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 7:78
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
- Numbers 7:83
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 10:27
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.