Ammishaddai
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In the Book of Numbers
Ammishaddai ("people of the Almighty") was 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
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Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch....
Ammishaddai ("people of the Almighty") was the father of Ahiezer
Ahiezer
Ahiezer - brother of help; i.e., "helpful." The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus . The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired toDavid at Ziklag ....
, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus
The Exodus
The Exodus is the story of the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt described in the Hebrew Bible.Narrowly defined, the term refers only to the departure from Egypt described in the Book of Exodus; more widely, it takes in the subsequent law-givings and wanderings in the wilderness...
(Num. 1:12; 2:25). This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, Shaddai
Shaddai
Shaddai was a late Bronze Age Amorite city on the banks of the Euphrates river, in northern Syria, as well as the name, or a signifying epithet of a West Semitic deity, whose name was attached by the Hebrews to that of El as one of the names of God in Judaism....
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