Enan
Enan is a man of the tribe of Naphtali, named in the wilderness book only as the father of Ahira, the Naphtali prince. He never speaks and never acts in his own person; the patronymic "the son of Enan" is the whole of his appearance, attached to Ahira at the census, the camp roster, the dedication of the altar, and the marching order out from Sinai.
Father of Ahira at the Census
Enan is introduced at the head-count of the tribes when Yahweh calls Moses to enroll the men of war by their fathers' houses. The Naphtali entry in the named clan-helpers list reads, "Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan" (Num 1:15). The naming-pair fixes Enan in scripture entirely through his son's standing as the Naphtali representative.
In the Camp Roster Around the Tent
When the camps are arranged around the tent of meeting, Naphtali is set on the north side under the standard of Dan, and the prince's patronymic is repeated: "And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the sons of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan" (Num 2:29). Enan's name carries the tribal-prince line into the encampment formula.
At the Twelfth-Day Altar Offering
In the twelve-day procession of princely offerings for the dedication of the altar, the twelfth and final day is Naphtali's. The offering is opened with Ahira's full identification — "On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the sons of Naphtali" (Num 7:78) — and is closed with the same patronymic at the peace-offering tally: "two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahira the son of Enan" (Num 7:83). Enan's son brings the last of the twelve identical princely gifts that complete the altar dedication.
At the March from Sinai
When the cloud lifts and Israel sets out from the wilderness of Sinai by their hosts, the Naphtali contingent marches at the rear of the Dan-led third division, and Ahira's patronymic appears one final time: "And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan" (Num 10:27). Enan's name leaves the narrative here, attached as ever to his son at the head of Naphtali's marching host.