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Ephraim (Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם/אֶפְרָיִם, Standard Efráyim Tiberian ʾEp̄ráyim/ʾEp̄rāyim) – "double fruitfulness" ("for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction").

Biography

The second son of Joseph, born in Egypt (Gen. 41:52; 46:20). The first incident recorded regarding him is his being placed, along with his brother Manasseh, before their grandfather, Jacob, that he might bless them (48:10; comp. 27:1). The intention of Joseph was that the right hand of the aged patriarch should be placed on the head of the elder of the two; but Jacob set Ephraim the younger before his brother, "guiding his hands wittingly." Before Joseph's death, Ephraim's family had reached the third generation (Gen. 50:23).

A certain Egyptian writer--Ahmed Osman--has claimed that he may be identified with Pharaoh Ay and alleged that Ay was the son of Yuya, who in turn may be identified as Joseph, Pharaoh's Viceroy in the Bible. However, Ay's parentage--which has been the source of much speculation among scholars--remains unknown from the contemporary Egyptian records and Osman's claim is not followed by mainstream Egyptologists. The only thing which is certain is that Yuya was the father of Queen Tiye, Amenhotep III's chief wife.

Descendants

Ephraim's descendants were known as the Tribe of Ephraim.

See also

• Tribe of Ephraim
• Joseph

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References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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