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  2. Tribe of Ephraim - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, other classical rabbinical texts mock the tribe for the character it has in the deuteronomic history, claiming that Ephraim, being headstrong, left Egypt 30 years prior to the Exodus, and on arrival in Canaan was subjected to a disastrous battle with the Philistines; [19] in the Midrashic Jasher this is portrayed as a rebellion of ...

  3. Ephraim - Wikipedia

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    Ephraim (/ ˈ iː f r i ə m /; [1] Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם ‎, romanized: ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם ‎ ʾEp̄rāyīm) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephraim.

  4. Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The Tribe of Ephraim: As part of the Kingdom of Israel, the territory of Ephraim was conquered by the Assyrians, and the tribe exiled; the manner of their exile led to their further history being lost. However, several modern day groups claim descent, with varying levels of academic and rabbinical support.

  5. Ephraim and Judah - Wikipedia

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    Since "Ephraim" was a specific tribe of Israel, the Tribe of Ephraim, careful contextual analysis should be used when distinguishing the differences in tribal and figurative kingdom identifications within the Tanakh.

  6. Ten Lost Tribes - Wikipedia

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    The tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to Rehoboam, and formed the Kingdom of Judah. In addition, members of the Tribe of Levi were located in cities in both kingdoms. According to 2 Chronicles 15:9, members of the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon fled to Judah during the reign of Asa of Judah (c. 911–870 BCE).

  7. Samaritans - Wikipedia

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    The Samaritan traditions of their history are contained in the Kitab al-Ta'rikh ... the Samaritans are the direct descendants of the Joseph tribes, Ephraim and ...

  8. Nun (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Nun / ˈ n ʊ n / (Hebrew: נוּן, romanized: Nūn, 'Perpetuity'), [1] in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26–27). Nun's grave, Kifl Haris, traditionally identified with Timnat Serah

  9. Mount Ephraim - Wikipedia

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    Mount Ephraim (Hebrew: הר אפרים), or alternatively Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the Tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 17:15; 19:50; 20:7), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel.