Ephah

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary


EPHAH.—1. A son of Midian, descended from Abraham and Keturah (Gen_25:4 = 1Ch_1:33), the eponymous ancestor of an Arabian tribe whose identity is uncertain. This tribe appears in Isa_60:6 as engaged in the transport of gold and frankincense from Sheba. 2. A concubine of Caleb (1Ch_2:46). 3. A Judahite (1Ch_2:47).
EPHAH.—See Weights and Measures.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909


(See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.)
1. The first of Midian's sons, grandson of Abraham (Gen_25:4; 1Ch_1:33; Isa_60:6), "the dromedaries of Ephah" E. of the Dead Sea. Midian abounded in camels to carry their merchandise (Jdg_6:5); the camel is the ship of the desert.
2. A concubine of Caleb of Judah (1Ch_2:46).
3. Son of Jahdai (1Ch_2:47) of Judah.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.


E'phah.
1. Concubine of Caleb, in the line of Judah. 1Ch_2:46.
2. Son of Jahdai; also in the line of Judah. 1Ch_2:47.
3. See Weights and Measures.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863


the eldest son of Midian, who gave his name to a city and small extent of land in the country of Midian, situated on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, Gen_25:4. This country abounded with camels and dromedaries, Isa_60:6, &c.
2. EPHAH, a measure both for things dry and liquid, in use among the Hebrews. The ephah for the former contained three pecks and three pints. In liquid measure it was of the same capacity as the bath.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.


An ephah was the basic measurement of capacity that the Israelites used when measuring volumes of grain. It was equal to about thirty-seven litres (Lev_6:20; Rth_2:17; 1Sa_17:17). Over the years the word ‘ephah’ became also the name of the container people used to measure the grain (Lev_19:36; Amo_8:5; Zec_5:6-9). (For fuller details of the system that Israelites used to measure capacity see MEASUREMENT.)
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary by Don Fleming
PRINTER 1990.


Ephah, a dry measure of capacity, equivalent to the bath for liquids. It contained three pecks and three pints. [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES]
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.


Ephah
(Hebrews Eyphah', עֵיפָה, gloom), the name of a tribe (including that of the founder), also of a woman and of a Man_1:1. (Sept. Γεφάρ v.r. in Chron. Γαιφάρ, Isaiah Γαιφά.) The first in order of the five sons of Midian (Gen_25:4; 1Ch_1:33), B.C. cir. 1988; afterwards mentioned by Isaiah in the following words: "The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall show forth the praises of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify tlhe house of my glory" (Isa_60:6-7). This passage clearly connects the descendants of Ephah with the Midianites, the Keturahite Sheba, and the Ishmaelites, both in the position of their settlements and in their wandering habits, and shows that, as usual, they formed a tribe bearing his name. But no satisfactory identification of this tribe has been discovered. The Arabic word Gheyfeh, which has been supposed to be the same as Ephah, is the name of a town, or village, near Pelusium, or Bulbeys (the modern Bilbeys), a place in Egypt, in the province of Sharklyeh, not fai from Cairo; but the tradition that Ephah settled in Africa does not rest on sufficient authority. SEE MIDIAN.
2. (Sept. Γαιφά.) A concubine of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah, by whom she had several sons (1Ch_2:46). B.C. post 1856.
3. (Sept. Γαιφά.) A son of Jahdai, who was apparently the grandson of the oldest of the foregoing sons (1Ch_2:47). B.C. long post 1856.

CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.





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