Bible Encyclopedia: Epher

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EPHER

e'-fer `epher, "calf," "young deer"; Apher, Opher:

(1) The second son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Genesis 25:4 1 Chronicles 1:33). See further Dillmann's Commentary on Genesis (Genesis 25:4).

(2) The third son of Ezra, descended from the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

(3) The first of five heads of their fathers' houses, "mighty men of valor, famous men," in the halftribe of Manasseh, who dwelt between Bashan and Mt. Hermon (1 Chronicles 5:23, 14).

Strong's Hebrew

6081. Epher -- two Israelites, also a Midianite
... 6080, 6081. Epher. 6082 . two Israelites, also a Midianite. Transliteration:
Epher Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-fer) Short Definition: Epher. ...
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665. epher -- ashes
... 664, 665. epher. 666 . ashes. Transliteration: epher Phonetic Spelling:
(ay'-fer) Short Definition: ashes. ... 664, 665. epher. 666 . Strong's Numbers.
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666. apher -- a covering, bandage
... ashes. From the same as 'epher (in the sense of covering); a turban -- ashes.
see HEBREW 'epher. 665, 666. apher. 667 . Strong's Numbers.
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6085. Ephron -- a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Isr.
... From the same as Epher; fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places
in Palestine -- Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin). see HEBREW Epher. ...
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Library

Chapter xxv
... And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. And the sons of Midian:
Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. ... "Epher" "not located. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Epher

dust; lead

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Epher

(a calf), the second, in order, of the sons of Midian. (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33) (B.C. 1820).

ATS Bible Dictionary

Epher

A son of Midian, Genesis 25:4, located beyond the Jordan, 1 Kings 4:10.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A calf.

(1.) One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham's son by Keturah (Genesis 25:4).

(2.) The head of one of the families of trans-Jordanic Manasseh who were carried captive by Tiglath-pileser (1 Chronicles 5:24).

Thesaurus

Epher (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EPHER. ...Epher (4 Occurrences). Genesis 25:4
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. ...
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Keturah (4 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah,
Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Ketu'rah (4 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Genesis 25:4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. (See RSV). ...
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Eldaah (2 Occurrences)
... Eldaah (2 Occurrences). Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Elda'ah (2 Occurrences)
... Elda'ah (2 Occurrences). Genesis 25:4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher,
and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Midianites (30 Occurrences)
... To him were born 5 sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah (Genesis 25:2, 4
1 Chronicles 1:32 f). Bearing gifts from Abraham, he and his brothers, each ...
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Abida (2 Occurrences)
... Abida (2 Occurrences). Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Hanoch (6 Occurrences)
... Hanoch (6 Occurrences). Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Enoch (18 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 25:4 And the sons of Midian
were Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. ...
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Midian (60 Occurrences)
... To him were born 5 sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah (Genesis 25:2, 4
1 Chronicles 1:32 f). Bearing gifts from Abraham, he and his brothers, each ...
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Bible Concordance

Epher (4 Occurrences)

Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 5:24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Epher

Epher: A Chief of Manasseh

Epher: A Son of Midian

Epher: Son of Ezra

Related Terms

Keturah (4 Occurrences)

Ketu'rah (4 Occurrences)

Eldaah (2 Occurrences)

Elda'ah (2 Occurrences)

Midianites (30 Occurrences)

Abida (2 Occurrences)