Dictionaries :: Epher

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Epher:

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

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

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Epher:

dust; lead

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Epher:

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

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

(2) The third son of Ezra, descended from the tribe of Judah (1Ch 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 (1Ch 5:23-24).

Nave's Topical Bible

Epher: 1. A Son of Midian

Gen 25:4; 1Ch 1:33

Epher: 2. Son of Ezra

1Ch 4:17

Epher: 3. A Chief of Manasseh

1Ch 5:24

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Epher:

(1.) A son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

(2.) One of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:24).

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