Bible Encyclopedias
Ephraim (2)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Ephraim (1)

Next Entry
Ephraim, Forest of

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Ephraim (2)
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Ephraim (2)
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Ephraim (2)

(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell ‛Asūr ) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23 ). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34 . It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon , 20 Roman miles North of Jerusalem, and therefore to be sought somewhere in the neighborhood of Sinjil and el - Lubbān . Connected with this may have been the name Aphaerema, a district in Samaria mentioned in 1 Macc 11:34; Ant , XIII , iv, 9.

(2) The town near the wilderness to which Jesus retired after the raising of Lazarus (John 11:54 ). This probably corresponds to Ephrem of Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Afra") 5 Roman miles East of Bethel. This may be the place named along with Bethel by Josephus ( BJ , IV, ix, 9). It probably answers to eṭ -Ṭaiyebeh , a large village about 4 miles North of Beitı̄n . The antiquity of the site is attested by the cisterns and rock tombs. It stands on a high hill with a wide outlook including the plains of Jericho and the Dead Sea. See EPHRON .