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Ephraim

Facts:

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.
  • Sometimes the name Ephraim is used in the Bible to refer to the whole northern kingdom of Israel. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
  • Ephraim was apparently a very mountainous or hilly area, based on references to "the hill country of Ephraim" or "the mountains of Ephraim."

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(See also: kingdomofisrael, twelvetribesofisrael)

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