# 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: [synecdoche](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol2/src/master/content/figs_synecdoche.md))
* 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](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [kingdomofisrael](../other/kingdomofisrael.md) **·** [twelvetribesofisrael](../other/twelvetribesofisrael.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 06:66-69](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/06/66)
* [2 Chronicles 13:4-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ch/13/04)
* [Ezekiel 37:15-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/37/15)
* [Genesis 41:50-52](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/41/50)
* [Genesis 48:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/48/01)
* [John 11:54-55](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/11/54)