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Ahihud

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 19153 verse references

Easton's 1897

Brother (i.e., “friend”) of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7).

(2.) Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe (Num. 34:27).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

(brother of renown).

1. The son of Shelomi and prince of the tribe of Asher. (Numbers 34:27)

2. Chieftain of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:7)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

a-hi'-hud ('achihudh, "brother is majesty"):

(1) One of the chief men of the tribe of Asher. He was selected by Moses to help divide the land west of the Jordan (Nu 34:27).

(2) A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:6,7). The text here is obscure and probably corrupt.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

1 Chronicles 8:7Numbers 34:271 Chronicles 8:6
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