Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

EPHRAIM

1. Second son of Joseph Gen. 41:52
   • Adopted by Jacob Gen. 48:5
   • Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning Gen. 48:14-20
   • Descendants of Num. 26:35-37; 1 Chr. 7:20-27
   • Mourned for his sons 1 Chr. 7:21, 22
2. A tribe of Israel
   • Prophecy concerning Gen. 49:25, 26; Isa. 7, 9:18-21, 11:13, 28:1; Jer. 31; Hos. 5:14; Zech. 9:10, 10:7
   • Numbered at Mount Sinai and in plains of Moab Num. 1:33, 26:37
   • Position in camp and march Num. 2:18, 24, 10:22
   • Blessed by Moses Dt. 33:13-17
   • Territory allotted to, after the conquest of Canaan Josh. 16:5-9, 17:9, 10, 15-18; 1 Chr. 7:28, 29
   • Failed to expel the Canaanites Josh. 16:10
   • Captured Beth-el in battle Judg. 1:22-25
   • Rebuked Gideon for not summoning them to join the war against the Midianites Judg. 8:1
   • Joined Gideon against the Midianites Judg. 7:24, 25
   • Their jealousy of Jephthah Judg. 12:1
   • Defeated by him Judg. 12:4-6
   • Received Ish-bosheth as king 2 Sam. 2:9
   • Jeroboam set up a golden calf in Beth-el 1 Ki. 12:29
   • Revolted from house of David 1 Ki. 12:25; 2 Chr. 10:16
   • Some of tribe joined Judah under Asa 2 Chr. 15:9
   • Chastised Ahaz and Judah 2 Chr. 28:7
   • Joined Hezekiah in reinstituting the Passover 2 Chr. 30:18
   • Joined in the destruction of idolatrous forms in Jerusalem 2 Chr. 31:1
   • Submitted to the scepter of Josiah 2 Chr. 34:1-6
   • Envied by other tribes Isa. 11:13; Jer. 7:15; Ezek. 37:16, 19; Hos. 13:1
   • Worshiped Baal Hos. 13:1
   • Sin of, remembered by God Hos. 13:12
   • Reallotment of territory, to, by Ezekiel Ezek. 48:5
   • Name of, applied to the ten tribes 2 Chr. 17:2, 25:6, 7; Isa. 7:8, 9, 11:12, 13, 17:3; Jer. 31:18, 20; Hos. 4:17, 5:3, 5, 6:4, 10, 8:11, 12:14
   • Tribe of, called JOSEPH Rev. 7:8
3. Mount of
   • A range of low mountains Josh. 17:15-18
   • Joshua has his inheritance in Judg. 2:9
   • Residence of Micah Judg. 17:8
   • A place of hiding for Israelites 1 Sam. 14:22
   • Sheba resides in 2 Sam. 20:21
   • Noted for rich pastures Jer. 50:19
   • Prophecy concerning its conversion Jer. 31:6
4. A forest east of the Jordan River
   • Absalom killed in 2 Sam. 18:6-17
5. A gate of Jerusalem 2 Ki. 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23; Neh. 8:16, 12:39
6. A city in the territory of Ephraim 2 Chr. 13:19
   • Jesus escapes to, from the persecution of Caiaphas Jn. 11:54