- ephrathite
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Ephrathite — A citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2; 1 Sam. 17:12), or Bethlehem Judah … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ephrathite — ˈefrəˌthīt noun ( s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Ephrath (Bethlehem), Palestine + English ite 1. : bethlehemite 2 … Useful english dictionary
Sam (Book of Mormon) — In the Book of Mormon , Sam was the third son of Lehi, and elder brother to the prophet Nephi. Early in the Book of Mormon narrative, Nephi confided in Sam. [lds|1 Nephi|1 ne|2|17] Lehi saw Sam in his vision of the tree of life, noting that he… … Wikipedia
House of Joseph (LDS Church) — The House of Joseph (sometimes referred to as the Tribe of Joseph) were the Old Testament tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. Both of these tribes were descendants of Joseph s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who are both first mentioned in Genesis 41 … Wikipedia
Groups claiming an affiliation with the ancient Israelites — After the fall of the Kingdom of Israel (Northern Kingdom) and Kingdom of Judea (Southern Kingdom), there have been several groups who have either fled the Land of Israel, or who were removed and enslaved commencing a diaspora from ancient Israel … Wikipedia
Jesse — noun a) The father of king David. Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. b) of biblical origin. Jesse James was a lad … Wiktionary
Elkanah — God created. 1) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson. 2) Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jeroboam — Increase of the people. 1) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26 39), an Ephrathite, the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty two years (B.C. 976 945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
1 Samuel 1 — 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the… … The King James version of the Bible
1 Samuel 17 — 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and… … The King James version of the Bible
