People of the Bible

Ammishaddai

The name Ammishaddai means “the people of the Almighty; the Almighty is with me.” Ammishaddai is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 1:12.

Family of Ammishaddai

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Who was Ammishaddai?

People of the Almighty, the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12; 2:25). This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, Shaddai, “Almighty.”

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Ammishaddai

  • Numbers 1:12

    Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

  • Numbers 2:25

    The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

  • Numbers 7:66

    On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:

  • Numbers 7:71

    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 Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

  • Numbers 10:25

    And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.