Ephraim, Wood of
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was killed there (2 Sam 18:6, 8). It lay on the east of Jordan, not far from Mahanaim, and was some part of the great forest of Gilead.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Ephraim, Forest Of
(ya`ar 'ephrayim):
The word ya`ar (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic wa`r, which indicates a rough country, abounding in rocks, stones and scrub, with occasional trees; not a "forest," as we understand the term. Here Absalom was defeated and slain (2 Sam 18:6 ff, the King James Version "wood of Ephraim"). It must be sought, therefore, East of the Jordan, in the neighborhood of Mahanaim; but no identification is yet possible.
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