Thematic Bible: The tribe of Ephraim
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The tribe of Ephraim » The leading tribe of the kingdom of israel
They departed from hence in heaviness, but with joy will I bring them hither again. I will lead them by the rivers of water in a straight way, where they shall not stumble: For I will be Israel's father, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn.
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Upon this complaint, I thought thus by myself: Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child, with whom I have had all mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my very heart driveth me unto him; gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, sayeth the LORD.
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Now when the house of David - that is Ahaz - heard word thereof, that Syria and Ephraim were confederate together: His heart quaked, yea and the hearts also of his people, like as a tree in the field that is moved with the wind. Then said God unto Isaiah, "Go meet Ahaz, thou and thy son Shearjashub, at the head of the over pole, in the foot path by the fuller's ground, and say unto him, 'Take heed to thyself and be still, but fear not, neither be fainthearted for these two tails: that is, for these two smoking firebrands, the wrath and furiousness of Rezin the Syrian and Remaliah's son. read more.
Because that the king of Syria, Ephraim, and Remaliah's son have wickedly conspired against thee, saying, 'We will go down into Judah, vex them, and bring them under us, and set a king there, even the son of Tabeel.' For thus sayeth the LORD God thereto: It shall not so go forth, neither come so to pass: For the head city of the Syrians is Damascus, but the head of Damascus is Rezin. And after five and threescore years, shall Ephraim be no more a people. And the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria, but the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. And if ye believe not, there shall no promise be kept with you.'" Moreover, God spake unto Ahaz, saying, "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God, from alow beneath, or from on high above." But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask, neither will tempt the LORD." Wherefore the LORD said, "Hearken, ye of the house of David: Is it so small a thing for you, to be grievous to men, but that ye should also be painful unto God? Neverthelater, yet the Lord, he will give you a sign. Behold: a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may have understanding to refuse the evil and to choose the good. For before the child come to knowledge, to eschew the evil and chose the good, the land that thou so abhorest shall be desolate of both her kings. "The LORD also shall send a time upon thee, upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, such as never came since the time that Ephraim departed from Judah, through the king of the Assyrians.
Because that the king of Syria, Ephraim, and Remaliah's son have wickedly conspired against thee, saying, 'We will go down into Judah, vex them, and bring them under us, and set a king there, even the son of Tabeel.' For thus sayeth the LORD God thereto: It shall not so go forth, neither come so to pass: For the head city of the Syrians is Damascus, but the head of Damascus is Rezin. And after five and threescore years, shall Ephraim be no more a people. And the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria, but the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. And if ye believe not, there shall no promise be kept with you.'" Moreover, God spake unto Ahaz, saying, "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God, from alow beneath, or from on high above." But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask, neither will tempt the LORD." Wherefore the LORD said, "Hearken, ye of the house of David: Is it so small a thing for you, to be grievous to men, but that ye should also be painful unto God? Neverthelater, yet the Lord, he will give you a sign. Behold: a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may have understanding to refuse the evil and to choose the good. For before the child come to knowledge, to eschew the evil and chose the good, the land that thou so abhorest shall be desolate of both her kings. "The LORD also shall send a time upon thee, upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, such as never came since the time that Ephraim departed from Judah, through the king of the Assyrians.
The tribe of Ephraim » Officers appointed over, by david
Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah. In the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah.
The seventh captain in the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his host twenty four thousand.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Many of, joined in hezekiah's passover and reformation
And when they had finished all this, then all Israel that were found in cities of Judah went out and brake the Images and cut down the groves, and all to break the hill altars and the other altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had made an end of them. And afterward all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession in their own cities.
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There was very much people out of Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun that were not clean, and therefore did eat Passover otherwise than writing specifieth. But Hezekiah prayed for them, and said,
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The tribe of Ephraim » Predictions respecting
And unto Joseph he said, "Blessed of the LORD is his land with the goodly fruits of heaven, with dew and with springs that lie beneath: and with fruits of the increase of the sun and with ripe fruit of the months, and with the tops of mountains that were from the beginning and with the dainties of hills that last ever, read more.
and with goodly fruit of the earth and of the fullness thereof. And the goodwill of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come upon the head of Joseph and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from among his brethren. His beauty is as a firstborn ox and his horns as the horns of an unicorn. And with them he shall push the nations together, even unto the ends of the world. These are the many thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh."
and with goodly fruit of the earth and of the fullness thereof. And the goodwill of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come upon the head of Joseph and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from among his brethren. His beauty is as a firstborn ox and his horns as the horns of an unicorn. And with them he shall push the nations together, even unto the ends of the world. These are the many thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh."
And he blessed them, saying, "At the example of these, the Israelites shall bless and say, 'God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" Thus set he Ephraim before Manasseh.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Descended from joseph's second son adopted by jacob
Now therefore thy two sons Manasseh and Ephraim which were born unto thee before I came to thee, into Egypt, shall be mine: even as Reuben and Simeon shall they be unto me.
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The second called he Ephraim, "For God," said he, "hath caused me to grow in the land of my trouble."
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The tribe of Ephraim » The tabernacle continued a long time in shiloh, a city of
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel came together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of witness there, and the land was in subjection before them.
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These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun, and the ancient fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, in the door of the tabernacle of witness, and so made an end of dividing the country.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Could not drive out the canaanites but made them tributary
Notwithstanding, they drave not out the Cananites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Cananites dwelt among the Ephraimites unto this day, and pay tribute.
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In like manner Ephraim expelled not the Cananites that dwelt in Gezer, but the Cananites dwelt still in Gezer among them.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of
In the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Nun.
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After the death of Moses, the servant of the LORD, the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
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The tribe of Ephraim » Some of, at coronation of david
And of the children of Ephraim, were twenty thousand and eight hundred, men of might and named men in the households of their fathers.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Zichri
And Zichri a mighty man in mount Ephraim slew Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the lord steward of household, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
The tribe of Ephraim » On gerizim, said amen to blessings
"These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Many of, joined judah under asa
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon. For there fell many to him out of Israel, when they saw that God was with him.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Families of
These are the children of Ephraim in their kindreds: Shuthelah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Shuthelahites; and Becher, of whom cometh the kindred of the Becherites; and of Tahan cometh the kindred of the Tahanites. And these are the children of Shuthelah: Eran, of whom cometh the kindred of the Eranites.
The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Abdon
And after him, Abdon the son of Hillel a Pirathonite judged Israel. And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews that rode on thirty ass colts. And when Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite had judged Israel eight years, he died and was buried in Pirathon, the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekites.
The tribe of Ephraim » Offering of, at the dedication
The seventh day, Elishama, the son of Ammihud, the chief lord of the children of Ephraim, offered. And his gift was: a silver charger of a hundred and thirty sicles weight; and a silver bowl of seventy sicles, of the holy sicle - and both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering - and a golden spoon of ten sicles, full of cense; read more.
and an ox, a ram and a lamb of a year old for burnt offerings; and a he-goat for a sin offering; and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
and an ox, a ram and a lamb of a year old for burnt offerings; and a he-goat for a sin offering; and for peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats and five lambs of one year old. And this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
The tribe of Ephraim » Strength of, on leaving egypt
Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred.
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Manasseh in taking bethel
And in like manner the house of Joseph went up to Bethel and the LORD with them, and the house of Joseph searched out Bethel which before time was called Luz. And the spies saw a man come out of the city and they said unto him, "Show us the way into the city, and we will show thee mercy." read more.
And he showed them the way into the city, and they smote it with the edge of the sword, but let the man and all his household go free.
And he showed them the way into the city, and they smote it with the edge of the sword, but let the man and all his household go free.
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Gideon against midian
For Gideon had sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim saying, "Come down against the Midianites and take from them the waters both of Bethabara and also of Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and came down and took the waters, both of Bethabara and also of Jordan. And they took two captains of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb, and slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb at the press Zeeb and followed after Midian. And brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
The tribe of Ephraim » Persons selected from » To divide the land
and in the tribe of the children of Ephraim, the lord Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;
The tribe of Ephraim » Quarrelled with jephthah for not seeking their aid against ammon
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore wentest thou to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will therefore burn thine house upon thee with fire." And Jephthah said unto them, "I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. And I called you. But ye delivered me not out of their hands. And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands and went upon the children of Ammon. And the LORD delivered them into my hands. Wherefore then are ye come upon me to fight with me?" read more.
And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!"
And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!"
The tribe of Ephraim » One of jeroboam's calves set up in bethel, a city of
And he put the one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
The tribe of Ephraim » Led the third division of israel
Then the standard of the host of the children of Ephraim went forth with their armies, whose captain was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Defeated and many slain
Moreover, the men of Gilead took the passages of Jordan from the Ephraimites. And when those Ephraimites that were escaped said, "Let us go over," then the men of Gilead said unto them, "Ye are Ephraimites." And they said, "Nay." Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.
The tribe of Ephraim » Strength of, on entering canaan
These are the kindreds of the children of Ephraim, in number thirty two thousand and five hundred. And these are the children of Joseph in their kindreds.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
And the children of Ephraim took their coasts by kindreds. And the coasts of their inheritance eastward were, Atarothaddar, even unto Bethhoron the upper, and went out westward to Michmethath on the north side, and compassed eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and past it on the east side unto Janoah, and went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, and met at Jericho, and went out at Jordan. read more.
And their borders went from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah, and the ends were the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim in their kindreds, and the bordering cities of the children of Ephraim, lie among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh: even all the cities with their villages.
And their borders went from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah, and the ends were the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim in their kindreds, and the bordering cities of the children of Ephraim, lie among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh: even all the cities with their villages.
The tribe of Ephraim » Persons selected from » To number the people
Among the children of Joseph: In Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; In Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
The tribe of Ephraim » Persons selected from » To spy out the land
In the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Nun.
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The tribe of Ephraim » Remonstrated with gideon for not calling them sooner against midian
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, "Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledest us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites?" And they chode with him a good. And he said unto them, "What deed have I done like unto yours: are not the clusters of Ephraim better than the wine harvest of Abiezer? God hath delivered into your hands the lords of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do like as you have done?" And then their spirits abated from off him, when he had said that.
The tribe of Ephraim » Encamped west of the tabernacle
"On the west side, the standard and the host of Ephraim shall lie with their companies; and the captain over the sons of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud:
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The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Deborah and barak against sisera
Ephraim was the first against Amalek, and after them Benjamin, among the people. Of Machir came learned men in the law, and of Zebulun that well could draw with the pen of a scribe.
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