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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3186" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3186" /> == | ||
<p> (יער אפרים , <i> '''''ya‛ar 'ephrayim''''' </i> ): The word <i> '''''ya‛ar''''' </i> (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic <i> '''''wa‛r''''' </i> , 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 Samuel 18:6 , 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. </p> | <p> (יער אפרים , <i> ''''' ya‛ar 'ephrayim ''''' </i> ): The word <i> ''''' ya‛ar ''''' </i> (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic <i> ''''' wa‛r ''''' </i> , 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 Samuel 18:6 , 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. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 16 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
2 Samuel 18:8 Joshua 17:14-18
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
(יער אפרים , 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 Samuel 18:6 , 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.
