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Ephah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Gloom.

2

One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Gen 25:4). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his name, is mentioned Isa 60:6, 7. This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels (Judg 6:5).

3

1 Chr 2:46, a concubine of Caleb.

4

1 Chr 2:47, a descendant of Judah.

Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing “three seahs or ten omers,” and equivalent to the bath for liquids (Exod 16:36; 1 Sam 17:17; Zech 5:6). The double ephah in Prov 20:10 (marg., “an ephah and an ephah”), Deut 25:14, means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Ephah (1)

e'-fa `ephah, "darkness"; Gephar (Gen 25:4), Gaipha (Isa 60:6):

The name of three persons in the Old Testament, both masculine and feminine

(1) The son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33), mentioned again in Isa 60:6 as a transporter of gold and frankincense from Sheba, who shall thus bring enlargement to Judah and praise to Yahweh. According to Fried. Delitzsch, Schrader, and Hommel, `Ephah is an abbreviation of `Ayappa, the Kha-yappa Arabs of the time of Tiglath-pileser III and Sargon. See treatment of this view in Dillmann's Commentary on Ge (Gen 25:4).

(2) A concubine of Caleb (1 Chr 2:46).

(3) The son of Jahdai, a descendant of Judah (1 Chr 2:47).

Charles B. Williams

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Ephah (2)

e'-fa ('ephah):

A dry measure of about one bushel capacity. It corresponds to the bath in liquid measure and was the standard for measuring grain and similar articles since it is classed with balances and weights (Lev 19:36; Amos 8:5) in the injunctions regarding just dealing in trade. In Zech 5:6-10 it is used for the utensil itself.

See Weights and Measures.

See also

Person Ephah (1 Chr 2,46) Person Ephah (1 Chr 2,47)

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