Aharah(aher, ahiram)
אַחְרַח/uh-HAY-ruh/
“After the brother or brother's follower”
Summary
The third son of Benjamin, also called Ehi, Ahiram, and Aher in various biblical genealogies.
☩Identity
Aharah appears in the genealogy of Benjamin as his third son. The same person is apparently called Ehi in Genesis, Ahiram in Numbers, and Aher in another passage of Chronicles, the variations likely representing different forms of the same name or copyist variations. His descendants formed the Ahiramite clan within the tribe of Benjamin.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 8:1Genesis 46:21Numbers 26:38
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Aharah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Aharah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).