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Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the Israelites from Canaan. [3] The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Beker, and Tahan. [4] However, 1 Chronicles 7 lists eight sons, including Ezer and Elead, who were killed in an attempt to steal cattle from the locals. After their deaths he had another son, Beriah. [5]
The New King James Version and World English Bible call Ephraim a "city", whereas the New International Version and the New Living Translation call it a "village". Ephraim was located in the wild, uncultivated hill-country thirteen miles to the northeast of Jerusalem , "perched on a conspicuous eminence and with an extensive view" [ 1 ] between ...
According to the Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim is descended from a man named Ephraim, who is recorded as the son of Joseph, the son of Jacob, and Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. [2] [3] The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas the other sons of Jacob were the founders of one tribe each.
The reference of "Ephraim and Judah" is employed most frequently by the Prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. The phrases " Israel and Judah " and "Joseph and Judah" Zechariah 10:6 are used in similar fashion, referencing the same two respective Israelite Kingdoms.
Nun / ˈ n ʊ n / (Hebrew: נוּן, romanized: Nūn, 'Perpetuity'), [1] in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26–27). Nun's grave, Kifl Haris, traditionally identified with Timnat Serah
Mount Ephraim (Hebrew: הר אפרים), or alternatively Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once alloted by the Tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 17:15; 19:50; 20:7), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel.
Isaiah then explains that the significance of this name is that before this child can speak, Assyria will plunder both Syria and Ephraim. Isaiah concludes these prophecies concerning his children, Shear-Jashub (meaning "the remnant shall return"), Immanuel (meaning "God with us"), and Maher-shalal-hash-baz, by saying,
Ephrem the Syrian [a] (/ ˈ iː f r əm, ˈ ɛ f r əm /; c. 306 – 373), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint Ephraim (/ ˈ iː f r i əm /), Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christianity.