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.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of pilgrimage and rebellion as Numbers unfolds its message.
Read with
This thought runs through Numbers 2:25-28.
Glossary
- Ahiezer Tribe
- Brother of help; i. e., “helpful. ” (1. ) The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus ( Num. 1:12 ; 2:25 ; 10:25 ). (2. ) The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:3 ).
- Ammishaddai Person
- 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. ”.