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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 (Numbers 1:15 ). He was the hereditary "prince" of the tribe; he made the tribal offering (Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78; compare Numbers 7:83 ), and was commander of the tribal host when on the march (Numbers 10:27 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ahira'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/ahira.html. 1915.

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