International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ahira

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ahira


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a-hı̄´ra (אחיוע, 'ăḥı̄ra‛, “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 (). He was the hereditary “prince” of the tribe; he made the tribal offering (; ; compare ), and was commander of the tribal host when on the march ().