Ephraim
71 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
41 sections
- A City in the Territory of Ephraim
- A City in the Territory of Ephraim: Jesus Escapes To, from the Persecution of Caiaphas
- A Forest East of the Jordan River: Absalom Killed In
- A Gate of Jerusalem
- A Tribe of Israel: Applied to the Ten Tribes
- A Tribe of Israel: Blessed by Moses
- A Tribe of Israel: Captured Beth-El in Battle
- A Tribe of Israel: Chastised Ahaz and Judah
- A Tribe of Israel: Defeated by Him
- A Tribe of Israel: Envied by Other Tribes
- A Tribe of Israel: Failed to Expel the Canaanites
- A Tribe of Israel: Jeroboam Set up a Golden Calf in Beth-El
- A Tribe of Israel: Joined Gideon Against the Midianites
- A Tribe of Israel: Joined Hezekiah in Reinstituting the Passover
- A Tribe of Israel: Joined in the Destruction of Idolatrous Forms in Jerusalem
- A Tribe of Israel: Numbered at Mount Sinai and in Plains of Moab
- A Tribe of Israel: Position in Camp and March
- A Tribe of Israel: Prophecy Concerning
- A Tribe of Israel: Reallotment of Territory, To, by Ezekiel
- A Tribe of Israel: Rebuked Gideon for not Summoning Them to Join the War Against the Midianites
- A Tribe of Israel: Received Ish-Bosheth As King
- A Tribe of Israel: Revolted from House of David
- A Tribe of Israel: Sin of, Remembered by God
- A Tribe of Israel: some of Tribe Joined Judah Under Asa
- A Tribe of Israel: Submitted to the Scepter of Josiah
- A Tribe of Israel: Territory Allotted To, After the Conquest of Canaan
- A Tribe of Israel: Their Jealousy of Jephthah
- A Tribe of Israel: Tribe of, Called Joseph
- A Tribe of Israel: Worshiped Baal
- Mount of a Place of Hiding for Israelites
- Mount of a Range of Low Mountains
- Mount of Joshua Has his Inheritance In
- Mount of Noted for Rich Pastures
- Mount of Prophecy Concerning Its Conversion
- Mount of Residence of Micah
- Mount of Sheba Resides In
- Second Son of Joseph
- Second Son of Joseph: Adopted by Jacob
- Second Son of Joseph: Blessed Before Manasseh; Prophecies Concerning
- Second Son of Joseph: Descendants of
- Second Son of Joseph: Mourned for his Sons
A City in the Territory of Ephraim
- 2 Chronicles 13:19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
A City in the Territory of Ephraim: Jesus Escapes To, from the Persecution of Caiaphas
- John 11:54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
A Forest East of the Jordan River: Absalom Killed In
- 2 Samuel 18:6–17 So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. …
A Gate of Jerusalem
- 2 Kings 14:13 There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate — a …
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner …
- Nehemiah 8:16 And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 12:39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
A Tribe of Israel: Applied to the Ten Tribes
- 2 Chronicles 17:2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
- 2 Chronicles 25:6–7 He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver. …
- Isaiah 7:8–9 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people. …
- Isaiah 11:12–13 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. …
- Isaiah 17:3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Jeremiah 31:20 Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
- Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
- Hosea 5:3 I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 5:5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
- Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
- Hosea 6:10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 8:11 Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
- Hosea 12:14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.
A Tribe of Israel: Blessed by Moses
- Deuteronomy 33:13–17 Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath, …
A Tribe of Israel: Captured Beth-El in Battle
- Judges 1:22–25 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. …
A Tribe of Israel: Chastised Ahaz and Judah
- 2 Chronicles 28:7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
A Tribe of Israel: Defeated by Him
- Judges 12:4–6 Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.” …
A Tribe of Israel: Envied by Other Tribes
- Isaiah 11:13 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Jeremiah 7:15 And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
- Ezekiel 37:16 “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph— the stick of Ephraim— and to all the house …
- Ezekiel 37:19 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I …
- Hosea 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
A Tribe of Israel: Failed to Expel the Canaanites
- Joshua 16:10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
A Tribe of Israel: Jeroboam Set up a Golden Calf in Beth-El
- 1 Kings 12:29 One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
A Tribe of Israel: Joined Gideon Against the Midianites
- Judges 7:24–25 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they …
A Tribe of Israel: Joined Hezekiah in Reinstituting the Passover
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 A large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who …
A Tribe of Israel: Joined in the Destruction of Idolatrous Forms in Jerusalem
- 2 Chronicles 31:1 When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as …
A Tribe of Israel: Numbered at Mount Sinai and in Plains of Moab
- Numbers 1:33 those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
- Numbers 26:37 These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered . . . 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.
A Tribe of Israel: Position in Camp and March
- Numbers 2:18 On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
- Numbers 2:24 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
- Numbers 10:22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
A Tribe of Israel: Prophecy Concerning
- Genesis 49:25–26 by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb. …
- Isaiah 7:1 Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
- Isaiah 9:18–21 For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets, which roll upward in billows of smoke. …
- Isaiah 11:13 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
- Hosea 5:14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
- Zechariah 9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends …
- Zechariah 10:7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
A Tribe of Israel: Reallotment of Territory, To, by Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 48:5 Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
A Tribe of Israel: Rebuked Gideon for not Summoning Them to Join the War Against the Midianites
- Judges 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
A Tribe of Israel: Received Ish-Bosheth As King
- 2 Samuel 2:9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin— over all Israel.
A Tribe of Israel: Revolted from House of David
- 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
- 2 Chronicles 10:16 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” …
A Tribe of Israel: Sin of, Remembered by God
- Hosea 13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.
A Tribe of Israel: some of Tribe Joined Judah Under Asa
- 2 Chronicles 15:9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
A Tribe of Israel: Submitted to the Scepter of Josiah
- 2 Chronicles 34:1–6 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. …
A Tribe of Israel: Territory Allotted To, After the Conquest of Canaan
- Joshua 16:5–9 This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon …
- Joshua 17:9–10 From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea. …
- Joshua 17:15–18 Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.” …
- 1 Chronicles 7:28–29 Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. …
A Tribe of Israel: Their Jealousy of Jephthah
- Judges 12:1 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
A Tribe of Israel: Tribe of, Called Joseph
- Revelation 7:8 from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
A Tribe of Israel: Worshiped Baal
- Hosea 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
Mount of a Place of Hiding for Israelites
- 1 Samuel 14:22 When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
Mount of a Range of Low Mountains
- Joshua 17:15–18 Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.” …
Mount of Joshua Has his Inheritance In
- Judges 2:9 They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Mount of Noted for Rich Pastures
- Jeremiah 50:19 I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Mount of Prophecy Concerning Its Conversion
- Jeremiah 31:6 For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”
Mount of Residence of Micah
- Judges 17:8 This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
Mount of Sheba Resides In
- 2 Samuel 20:21 That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, …
Second Son of Joseph
- Genesis 41:52 And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Second Son of Joseph: Adopted by Jacob
- Genesis 48:5 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
Second Son of Joseph: Blessed Before Manasseh; Prophecies Concerning
- Genesis 48:14–20 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. …
Second Son of Joseph: Descendants of
- Numbers 26:35–37 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan. …
- 1 Chronicles 7:20–27 The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, …
Second Son of Joseph: Mourned for his Sons
- 1 Chronicles 7:21–22 Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. …
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