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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

Ephraimite

e'-fra-im-it ('ephrayim; singular 'ephrathi): A member of the tribe of Ephraim (Jos 16:10, etc.). ⇒See a list of verses on EPHRAIMITES in the Bible. See also EPHRATHITE. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia....

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Ephraim (1)

e'-fra-im, e'-fra-im ('ephrayim, "double fruit"): ⇒See a list of verses on EPHRAIM in the Bible. 1. The Patriarch: The younger of the two sons of Joseph and Asenath, born in Egypt. He and his brother Manasseh were adopted by Jacob, and ranked as his own sons, each becoming the ancestor of a trib...

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Ephraim (2)

(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2Sa 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2Sa 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Euseb...

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Ephraim, Mount

(har 'ephrayim): Means that part of the mountain which fell to Ephraim (Jos 19:50, etc.). The natives speak today of Jebel Nablus, Jebel Cafed, etc., meaning that section of the central range which is subject to each city. It is better therefore to retain the rendering of the King James Version, and...

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Ephraim, Forest of

(ya`ar 'ephrayim): The word ya`ar (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic wa`r, which indicates a rough country, abounding in rocks, stones and scrub, with occasional trees; not a "forest," as we understand the term. Here Absalom was defeated and slain (2Sa 18:6 ff, the King James Versio...

The Old Testament

The Old Testament

Included here are articles that deal with aspects of specific Old Testament Books or passages, but this does not include Lectionary Commentary articles. For more general articles on the Old Testament, see Bible Topics, Issues in Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Theology, The Bible in the Church, a...

World History

Diderot

Diderot, Denis (1713-84). The essayist and philosopher Denis Diderot was one of the originators and interpreters of the Age of Enlightenment. This 18th-century movement was based on the belief that right reason, or rationalism, could find true knowledge and lead mankind to progress and happiness. He...

The Old Testament

Assyrian Dominance (750-605 BC)

Dennis Bratcher The Rise of AssyriaThe Last Days of the Northern KingdomZechariah and ShallumMenahemPekahiahPekah (736-732) and the Syro-Ephraimitic coalitionHoshea (732-724) and the endThe Assyrian Crisis and the Southern KingdomJothamAhazHezekiahManassehAmonThe Rise of Assyria 745 BC It is a commo...

Maps

Israel

IntroductionIsraelBackground:Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tens...

Noncanonical

Judith

Jdt.1 [1] In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh, in the days of Arphaxad, who ruled over the Medes in Ecbatana --[2] he is the king who built walls about Ecbatana with hewn stones three cubits thick and six cubits long; he made ...