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<li> &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:47 , a descendant of Judah. <p> Ephah, a word of [[Egyptian]] origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing "three seahs or ten omers," and equivalent to the bath for liquids (&nbsp;Exodus 16:36; &nbsp;1 Samuel 17:17; &nbsp;Zechariah 5:6 ). The double ephah in &nbsp;Proverbs 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"), &nbsp; Deuteronomy 25:14 , means two ephahs, the one false and the other just. </p> <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ephah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/e/ephah.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> (See [[Weights]] AND MEASURES.) </p> <p> '''1.''' The first of Midian's sons, grandson of [[Abraham]] (&nbsp;Genesis 25:4; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:33; &nbsp;Isaiah 60:6), "the dromedaries of Ephah" E. of the [[Dead]] Sea. [[Midian]] abounded in camels to carry their merchandise (&nbsp;Judges 6:5); the camel is the ship of the desert. </p> <p> '''2.''' A concubine of [[Caleb]] of Judah (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:46). </p> <p> '''3.''' Son of [[Jahdai]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:47) of Judah. </p>

<p> (Hebrews Eyphah', עֵיפָה '', Gloom),'' the name of a tribe (including that of the founder), also of a woman and of a &nbsp;Prayer of [[Manasseh]] 1:1'''.''' (Sept. Γεφάρ v.r. in Chron. Γαιφάρ, Isaiah Γαιφά .) The first in order of the five sons of Midian (&nbsp;Genesis 25:4; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 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" (&nbsp;Isaiah 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). </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. Γαιφά .) A concubine of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah, by whom she had several sons (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:46). B.C. post 1856. </p> <p> '''3.''' (Sept. Γαιφά .) A son of Jahdai, who was apparently the grandson of the oldest of the foregoing sons (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:47). B.C. long post 1856. </p>

<p> Ephah, a dry measure of capacity, equivalent to the bath for liquids. It contained three pecks and three pints. [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES] </p>