Numbers 1:15

Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

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Interpretation

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the wars and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land.

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This thought runs through Numbers 1:15-16.

Numbers 1:15 Numbers 1:16

Glossary

Ahira Tribe: Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus ( Num. 1:15 ; 2:29 ).
Naphtali Person: My wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid ( Gen. 30:8 ). When Jacob went down into Egypt, Naphtali had four sons ( Gen. 46:24 ). Little is known of him as an individual.