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# Ephraim #
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## Facts: ##
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Ephraim was the second son of Joseph. His descendants, the Ephraimites, formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
* The tribe of Ephraim was one of the ten tribes that were located in the northern part of Israel.
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* Sometimes the name Ephraim is used in the Bible to refer to the whole northern kingdom of Israel. (See: [synecdoche ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-synecdoche ))
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* Ephraim was apparently a very mountainous or hilly area, based on references to "the hill country of Ephraim" or "the mountains of Ephraim."
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names ))
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(See also: [kingdom of Israel ](../other/kingdomofisrael.md ), [twelve tribes of Israel ](../other/12tribesofisrael.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Chronicles 06:66-69 ](en/tn/1ch/help/06/66 )
* [2 Chronicles 13:4-5 ](en/tn/2ch/help/13/04 )
* [Ezekiel 37:15-17 ](en/tn/ezk/help/37/15 )
* [Genesis 41:50-52 ](en/tn/gen/help/41/50 )
* [Genesis 48:1-2 ](en/tn/gen/help/48/01 )
* [John 11:54-55 ](en/tn/jhn/help/11/54 )
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