Ammishaddai
עַמִּישַׁדַּי/am-ih-SHAD-eye/
“Shaddai is my kinsman, or people of the Almighty”
Summary
A Danite who was the father of Ahiezer, the chief or captain of the tribe of Dan during the wilderness journey.
☩Identity
Ammishaddai was the father of Ahiezer, who served as the chief or "head of his fathers' house" over the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus. His son Ahiezer is mentioned among the tribal leaders who assisted Moses in numbering the Israelites and organizing the camp in the wilderness. His name is one of the few biblical names compounded with the ancient divine name Shaddai, making it a theophoric name of considerable significance.
Key verses:Numbers 1:12Numbers 2:25Numbers 7:66-71Numbers 10:25
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ammishaddai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ammishaddai," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Ammishaddai," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Ammishaddai," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).