Ephraim (other)

	Ephraim (other) Ephraim was a Biblical patriarch. Ephraim may also refer to: Tribe of Ephraim Ephraim (given name) Ephraim (surname) Ephraim the Syrian (c. 306–373) Ephraim of Nea Makri (1384–1426), Greek saint Mount Ephraim, biblical region Ephraim in the wilderness from John 11 Ephraim, Utah, USA Ephraim, Wisconsin, USA Ephraim (Fire Emblem), Ephraim (''Fire Emblem''), a character in ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' See also Ephraim in the wilderness Wood of Ephraim Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, a borough in Camden County, New Jersey Mount Ephraim (Vermont), a mountain near North Springfield, Vermont Old Ephraim, a grizzly bear Ephrem (name) Yefremov ''The Book of Ephraim'', a 1976 poem by James Merrill in his 1982 trilogy ''The Changing Light at Sandover'' {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ephraim Ephraim (; he, ''ʾEp̄rayīm'', in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath. Asenath was an Ancient Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of ʾĀwen. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the Israelites from Canaan. The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Beker, and Tahan. However, 1 Chronicles 7 lists eight sons, including Ezer and Elead, who were killed in an attempt to steal cattle from the locals. After their deaths he had another son, Beriah. He was the ancestor of Joshua, son of Nun ben Elishama, the leader of the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan. According to the biblical narrative, Jeroboam, who became the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, was also from the house of Ephraim. Biblical criticism The Book of Genesis related the name "Ephraim" to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ephraim, Wisconsin Ephraim is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located across Eagle Harbor from Peninsula State Park. The population was 288 at the 2010 census. The village is known for its white buildings, its views of the bluffs across Eagle Harbor, and its shoreline along Green Bay. History The village was founded in 1853 by the Reverend Andreas Iverson as a Moravian religious community. The steeples of the Ephraim Moravian Church and the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation are the landmarks of the village as seen from Eagle Harbor. The home of Reverend Iverson, as well as the Anderson Store, the Anderson Barn and History Center, the Pioneer Schoolhouse and the Goodletson log cabin are preserved by the Ephraim Historical Foundation and open to visitors as museums. The Ephraim Historical Foundation also offers walking tours of the village. Since its founding, the village prohibited alcohol sales or manufacture withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ephrem (name) Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Ephraem''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim. People First name Pre-Modern * Saint Ephrem, one of the Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died ) * Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306–373) * Ephrem Mtsire, Georgian monk (died 1101) Modern * Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957) * Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1848–1929) * Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1965) * Efrem Forni, Italian Cardinal (1889–1976) * Efrem Hill, American football player (born 1983) * Efrem Kurtz, Russian conductor (1900–1995) * Ephrem M'Bom, Cameroonian football player (born 1954) * Efrem Schulz, American musician (born 1975) * Efrem Zimbalist, Russian-born American violinist (1890–1985) * Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (1918–2014) Surname Georgios Efrem, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Old Ephraim Old Ephraim or Ol' Ephraim is a term popularized in the 19th-century American West to refer to grizzly bears. As well as describing the archetypal grizzly bear, the name has also been used in frontier folklore to refer to specific bears, most notably Old Ephraim (known as "Old Three Toes" by shepherds due to a deformity on one foot ). He was a very large grizzly bear that roamed the Cache National Forest in Idaho and Utah from circa 1911 until his death on August 22, 1923. He had the same name as another grizzly bear in California described in a story by P. T. Barnum. Frank Clark and Old Ephraim The grizzly bear from the Cache National Forest known as "Old Ephraim" was first identified by its distinctive tracks. The bear lived within a large wilderness from as far north as Soda Springs, Idaho to as far south as Weber County, Utah, before settling in Logan Canyon, about 20 miles east of Logan, Utah. Frank Clark (born 1879 in Cherry Creek, Idaho) was a part owner of the Ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mount Ephraim (Vermont) Mount Ephraim is a mountain near Springfield, Vermont, U.S. The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... and the highest land mass in the Precision Valley. It features one of several mysterious stone monuments that appear through the area. External links Mount Ephraim, Vermontat MountainZone.com Ephraim Mountains of Windsor County, Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mount Ephraim, New Jersey Mount Ephraim is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 4,676,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Mount Ephraim borough, Camden County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau . Accessed October 11, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wood Of Ephraim According to 2 Samuel, the Battle of the Wood of Ephraim was a military conflict between the rebel forces of the formerly exiled Israelite prince Absalom against the royal forces of his father King David during a short-lived revolt. Scholarly opinion is divided as to the historicity of the events in the Books of Samuel. Most scholars believe that the Books of Samuel contain a large amount of historical information, while there are some dissenters who view them as entirely fictional. Background Absalom, the third son of King David of Israel, had been newly returned from three years in exile in Geshur for the murder of his half-brother, Amnon and received a pardon with some restrictions. Later, he began a campaign to win the lost favour and trust of the people, which was successful. Absalom, under the pretense of going to worship at Hebron, asked King David permission to leave Jerusalem. David, unaware of his true intentions, granted it and Absalom left with an escort of 200 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ephraim (Fire Emblem) ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld video game console in 2004 for Japan and 2005 in the West. It is the eighth entry in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, the second to be released outside Japan, and the third and final title to be developed for the Game Boy Advance after '' The Binding Blade'' and its prequel ''Fire Emblem''. Set in a separate continuity to earlier ''Fire Emblem'' titles, ''The Sacred Stones'' takes place on the fictional continent of Magvel, which is divided into five nations, each built around a magical stone said to be linked to the imprisonment of an ancient demon. When one of the five nations, the Grado Empire, invades its neighbors and begins destroying the stones, protagonists Eirika and Ephraim of the royal family of Renais set out to gather allies and halt Grado's conquest, while also trying to uncover the reasons for the war. The ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ephraim, Utah Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,611 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of Snow College and is located along U.S. Route 89 in Utah, U.S. Route 89. History The first settlement at Ephraim was made in 1854. A post office called Ephraim has been in operation since 1856. The town was named after Ephraim of the Old Testament. Geography Ephraim is located in the Sanpete Valley, on the east side of the San Pitch River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,505 people, 1,128 households, and 753 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,262.4 people per square mile (487.2/km2). There were 1,275 housing units at an average density of 357.3 per square mile (137.9/km2). The racial makeup of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tribe Of Ephraim According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim ( he, אֶפְרַיִם, ''ʾEp̄rayīm,'' in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם, ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was one of the tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim formed the ''House of Joseph''. It is one of the ten lost tribes. The etymology of the name is disputed.For the etymology, see Ephraim as portrayed in biblical narrative According to the Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim is descended from a man named Ephraim, who is recorded as the son of Joseph, the son of Jacob, and Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas the other sons of Jacob were the founders of one tribe each. The Bible records that the Tribe of Ephraim entered the land of Canaan during its conquest by Joshua, a descendant of Ephraim himself. However, many archeologists have abandoned the idea that Joshua carried out a conquest of Canaan similar to that described in the Book of Joshua, seein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ephraim In The Wilderness The City of Ephraim or Ephraim in the wilderness ( gr, τὴν χώραν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου, εἰς Ἐφραὶμ λεγομένην πόλιν) is a city or village in Judea referred to in the New Testament in Gospel of John (). According to the Biblical narrative, after Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead, the Pharisees and Chief Priests began plotting to put Jesus to death, so He retired to Ephraim with his disciples. They departed Ephraim shortly before Jesus' final Passover, arriving in Bethany six days before the Passover (John 12:1). The New King James Version and World English Bible call Ephraim a "city", whereas the New International Version and the New Living Translation call it a "village". Ephraim was located in the wild, uncultivated hill-country thirteen miles to the northeast of Jerusalem, "perched on a conspicuous eminence and with an extensive view" Henderson, Rev. Archibald (1906), ''Palestine: its Historical Geography'', quoted bThe Expos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mount Ephraim Mount Ephraim ( he, הר אפרים), or alternately Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the Tribe of Ephraim (), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua's time (), approximately sometime between the 18th century BCE and the 13th century BCE, these hills were densely wooded. They were intersected by well-watered, fertile valleys, referred to in . Later, the region became known as Samaria, after the capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel which was centered in the area. Notable persons Joshua was buried at Timnath-heres among the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash (). This region is also called the "mountains of Israel" () and the "mountains of Samaria" (: ). Israel's fourth judge and prophetess Deborah lived in this region. Her home was called "the palm tree of Deborah", and was between Bethel and Ramah in Benjamin (). 'Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]