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Ephah

עֵיפָה/EE-fuh/

“Gloom or darkness”

Summary

A name borne by a son of Midian whose descendants became a tribe mentioned in prophecy, and by two members of the tribe of Judah.

☩Son of Midian

Ephah was the first of five sons of Midian, who was a son of Abraham by Keturah. Isaiah prophesies that 'the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah' will come to Jerusalem bearing gold and incense in the messianic age, along with the flocks of Kedar and the rams of Nebaioth. This identifies his descendants as a tribe of camel-herding traders in the region east of the Dead Sea.

Key verses:Genesis 25:41 Chronicles 1:33Isaiah 60:6-7

☩Other Bearers

A woman named Ephah was a concubine of Caleb of the tribe of Judah, by whom she had several sons. Another Ephah was a son of Jahdai, also a descendant of Judah.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 2:46-47

Related Verses30 mentions

Ezekiel· 8 verses

45:10 45:11 45:13 45:24 46:5

Zechariah· 5 verses

5:6 5:7 5:8 5:9 5:10

1 Chronicles· 3 verses

1:33 2:46 2:47

Leviticus· 3 verses

5:11 6:20 19:36

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ephah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Ephah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ephah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).