Bible dictionaries
Epher
What Bible dictionaries say about “Epher”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Epher - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
A calf. (1.) One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham's son by Keturah (Gen. 25:4).
(2.) The head of one of the families of trans-Jordanic Manasseh who were carried captive by Tiglath-pileser (1 Chr. 5:24).
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
e'-fer `epher, "calf," "young deer"; Apher, Opher:
(1) The second son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Ge 25:4; 1Ch 1:33). See further Dillmann's Commentary on Genesis (Ge 25:4).
(2) The third son of Ezra, descended from the tribe of Judah (1Ch 4:17).
(3) The first of five heads of their fathers' houses, "mighty men of valor, famous men," in the halftribe of Manasseh, who dwelt between Bashan and Mt. Hermon (1Ch 5:23,14).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
- A son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:17)
- One of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1 Chronicles 5:24)
Additional entry
(a calf), the second, in order, of the sons of Midian. (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33) (B.C. 1820).William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith