Ephra-im

Ephra-im [N] [E] [H]

(double fruitfulness ), the second son of Joseph by his wife Asenath. (B.C. 1715-1708.) The first indication we have of that ascendancy over his elder brother Manasseh which at a later period the tribe of Ephraim so unmistakably possessed is in the blessing of the children by Jacob. ( Genesis 48:1 ) ...


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Ephraim'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.