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    Ephraim

    אֶפְרַ֫יִם

    Ephraim was the second son of Joseph, and his descendants formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel, often playing a prominent role in the nation's history.

    IllustrationGenesis 48Israel's crossed hands place Ephraim before Manasseh in the blessing, while Joseph tries to correct him.
    verses
    159
    first named
    Genesis 41:52
    last named
    Zechariah 10:7
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Ephraim

    Description

    Who was Ephraim?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ephraim was the second son of Joseph, born to him in Egypt by his wife Asenath (Gen.41.52). He and his older brother Manasseh were adopted by Israel (or 'Jacob') and blessed, with Ephraim receiving the greater blessing (Gen.48). Ephraim's descendants formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and they were often grouped with the tribe of Manasseh under the collective name "Joseph" (Num.1.32,33; 26.28,35,37).

    The tribe of Ephraim settled in the central region of Canaan (Jos.16.4,5,8,9,10) and played a significant role throughout Israel's history. They were known for their military prowess (Jdg.5.14; Psa.78.9) and produced several notable leaders, including Joshua (Num.13.8), Abdon (Jdg.12.15), and Samuel (1Sa.1.1). However, they also exhibited pride and a rebellious spirit at times (Jdg.8.1,2; 12.1; 2Sa.20.21).

    Ephraim, along with the other northern tribes, separated from Judah after Solomon's reign and formed the northern kingdom of Israel (1Ki.12.25). The prophets often addressed Ephraim, warning them of judgment for their idolatry and unfaithfulness (Isa.7.2,5,8,9; Jer.31.18,20; Hos.4.17; 5). However, there were also promises of restoration and blessing (Jer.31.6,9; Ezk.37.16,19).

    In the New Testament, Ephraim is mentioned in the context of Jesus withdrawing to a village called Ephraim before his final entry into Jerusalem (Jdg.12.6; 1Ch.12.30; 27.20; 2Ch.25.7; Psa.78.9; 2Ch.13.19; 1Ki.11.26; 1Sa.1.1).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Ephraim10 of 35 entities the graph connects to Ephraim, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 1, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JosephChild of · 3 events · 197 versesKinshipIniquityAssociated with · 119 versesCompanyIsrael15 events · 2,578 versesJudah16 events · 1,023 versesLORD14 events · 1,004 versesJerusalem3 events · 888 versesEgypt2 events · 649 versesCity2 events · 485 versesBenjamin4 events · 166 versesAssyria4 events · 136 versesEventsEphraim

    The 10 best-attested of 35 are drawn. All 35 are listed below.

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    and 75 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Ephraim happensAll 7 places the claims about Ephraim reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gezer, Tappuah, Ataroth, Bethel, Gilgal, Jericho, Jordan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ephraim there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.GezerTappuahAtarothBethelGilgalJerichoJordan
    the PatriarchsAll 7 places the claims about Ephraim reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 159, across 18 books. The name is written 178 times in them.

    1. Genesis9 verses

      41:5246:2048:148:548:1348:1448:1748:2050:23

    2. Numbers12 verses

      1:101:321:332:182:247:4810:2213:826:2826:3526:3734:24

    3. Deuteronomy2 verses

      33:1734:2

    4. Joshua18 verses

      14:416:416:516:816:916:1017:817:917:1017:1517:1719:5020:721:521:2021:2124:3024:33

    5. Judges22 verses

      1:292:93:274:55:147:248:18:210:110:912:112:412:512:612:1517:117:818:218:1319:119:1619:18

    6. 1 Samuel3 verses

      1:19:414:22

    7. 2 Samuel2 verses

      2:920:21

    8. 1 Kings3 verses

      4:811:2612:25

    9. 2 Kings1 verse

      5:22

    10. 1 Chronicles9 verses

      6:666:677:207:229:312:3027:1027:1427:20

    11. 2 Chronicles16 verses

      13:413:1915:815:917:219:425:725:1028:728:1230:130:1030:1831:134:634:9

    12. Psalms5 verses

      60:778:978:6780:2108:8

    13. Isaiah11 verses

      7:27:57:87:97:179:99:2111:1317:328:128:3

    14. Jeremiah6 verses

      7:1531:631:931:1831:2050:19

    15. Ezekiel4 verses

      37:1637:1948:548:6

    16. Hosea32 verses

      4:175:35:55:95:115:125:135:146:46:107:17:87:118:98:119:39:89:119:139:1610:610:1111:311:811:911:1212:112:812:1413:113:1214:8

    17. Obadiah1 verse

      1:19

    18. Zechariah3 verses

      9:109:1310:7

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Hezekiah and Couriers’ sending and Israel’s hand placement of Ephraim and Manasseh, and 4 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia LORD’s punishment of Jacob and Ephraim and LORD’s repayment of Jacob, and 1 moreLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Hezekiah and Couriers’ sending and Josiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and Abomination, and 1 moreJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and provincevia Beriah and SheerahRephahSon of Beriah, of the tribe of Ashervia Beriah and SheerahReshephSon of Beriah, of the tribe of Ashervia Allotment of Levite Pasturelands and Kohathite First LotDanIsraelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem.via Joseph Allotment and Allotment of Levite PasturelandsAllotmentAllotment is a concept gathering 13 labelled instances in the text.via Asenath and JosephManasseh Ephraim BirthManasseh Ephraim Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via IniquityAddressee’s bearing of IniquityAddressee’s bearing of Iniquity is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    20 more chapters, from 2 Chronicles 25 to Zechariah 10

    Sources

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