Ahiezer

Ahiezer (meaning brother of help or helpful) is the name of two men in the Old Testament. The first and more prominent was the son of Ammishaddai and the appointed chief of the tribe of Dan during Israel's wilderness period. He is named in the census lists of Numbers 1:12 and 2:25, commanded the rear division of the camp (Numbers 10:25), and offered the dedication offering of his tribe at the consecration of the tabernacle. The second Ahiezer was a Benjaminite archer who joined David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul (1 Chronicles 12:3), and who was a kinsman of Saul yet chose loyalty to David.

The two figures represent distinct periods of Israelite history — the wilderness era of the Exodus and the pre-monarchic transition under David — connected only by name. The Danite Ahiezer's military role in commanding the rear guard reflects the careful organization of the wilderness march described in Numbers.