Bible Dictionary

Ocran

People & Groups • Old Testament

Oded was the name of a prophet associated with Judah’s King Asa and of a prophet in Samaria who opposed the enslavement of captives from Judah.

Definition

Ocran, meaning “troubled,” was an Asherite and the father of Pagiel. He is named in the lists connected with Israel’s wilderness organization.

Ocran appears as Pagiel’s father in the records of the tribe of Asher and in the lists of tribal leaders during the wilderness period.

The supplied material gives no further account of Ocran beyond his Asherite descent and relationship to Pagiel.

Numbers 1:13 Numbers 2:27 Numbers 7:72 Numbers 7:77 Numbers 10:26

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(troubled), an Asherite, father of Pagiel. (Numbers 1:13; 2:27; 7:72,77; 10:26) (B.C. before 1658.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

<p>ok'-ran.</p><p>See OCHRAN.</p>