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Ophrah

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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1. City in Benjamin. Joshua 18:23; 1 Samuel 13:17 . Perhaps the same as EPHRAINin 2 Chronicles 13:19 and EPHRAIMin John 11:54 . Identified with et Taiyibeh, 31 57' N, 35 18' E .

2. City in Manasseh, the native place of Gideon. Judges 6:11,24; Judges 8:27,32; Judges 9:5 . Identified by some with Fer'ata, the old name of which was Ophrah. It is six miles west of Shechem.

3. Son of Meonothai. 1 Chronicles 4:14 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Ophrah'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​o/ophrah.html. 1897.
 
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