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Ahiezer

son of Ammishaddai

Prince of the tribe of Dan in the wilderness who helped conduct the first census and presented offerings at the tabernacle dedication on the twelfth day.

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Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was the appointed prince of the during Israel's wilderness period. He is named in Numbers 1 as one of the twelve tribal leaders assisting and in the first census, in which the Danites numbered 62,700 fighting men—making Dan one of the largest tribes. In Numbers 7 he presented his offering on the twelfth and final day of the tabernacle dedication. In Numbers 10 his tribe formed the rear guard of the march through the wilderness.

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