Numbers 7:78

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:

Study Helps

Interpretation

The princes and great men were most forward in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they ought to use their honour and power, their estate and interest, to promote religion and the service of God in the places where they live.

Read with

This thought runs through Numbers 7:78-82.

Numbers 7:78 Numbers 7:79 Numbers 7:80 Numbers 7:81 Numbers 7:82

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.