The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Beker, and Tahan.[4] However, 1 Chronicles 7 lists eight sons, including Ezer and Elead, who were killed in an attempt to steal cattle from the locals. After their deaths he had another son, Beriah.[5] He was the ancestor of Joshua, son of Nun ben Elishama, the leader of the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan.[6]
Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, by Benjamin West, 1766-68
The Book of Genesis related the name "Ephraim" to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), meaning "to be fruitful".[8] This referring to Joseph's ability to produce children, specifically while in Egypt (termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction).[9] The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as "I will be fruitful", with the prefix of aleph (א) indicating the first person, singular, future tense.[10]
In the biblical account, Joseph's other son is Manasseh, and Joseph himself is one of the two children of Rachel and Jacob, the other being Benjamin. Biblical scholars regard it as obvious, from their geographic overlap and their treatment in older passages, that originally Ephraim and Manasseh were considered one tribe – that of Joseph.[11] According to several biblical scholars, Benjamin was originally part of the suggested Ephraim-Manasseh single "Joseph" tribe, but the biblical account of Joseph as his father became lost.[12][13] A number of biblical scholars suspect that the distinction of the Joseph tribes (including Benjamin) is that they were the only Israelites which went to Egyptand returned, while the main Israelite tribes simply emerged as a subculture from the Canaanites and had remained in Canaan throughout.[13][14] According to this view, the story of Jacob's visit to Laban to obtain a wife originated as a metaphor for this migration, with the property and family which were gained from Laban representing the gains of the Joseph tribes by the time they returned from Egypt;[13] according to textual scholars, the Jahwist version of the Laban narrative only mentions the Joseph tribes, and Rachel, and does not mention the other tribal matriarchs at all.[14][15]
In the Torah, the eventual precedence of the tribe of Ephraim is argued to derive from Jacob, half blind and on his deathbed, blessing Ephraim before Manasseh.[9][16] The text describing this blessing features a hapax legomenon – the word שכל (sh-k-l) – which classical rabbinical literature has interpreted in esoteric manners;[17] some rabbinical sources connect the term with sekel, meaning mind/wisdom, and view it as indicating that Jacob was entirely aware of who he was actually blessing;[16] other rabbinical sources connect the term with shikkel, viewing it as signifying that Jacob was despoiling Manasseh in favour of Ephraim;[16] yet other rabbinical sources argue that it refers to the power of Jacob to instruct and guide the holy spirit.[16] In classical rabbinical sources, Ephraim is described as being modest and not selfish.[17] These rabbinical sources allege that it was on account of modesty and selflessness, and a prophetic vision of Joshua, that Jacob gave Ephraim precedence over Manasseh, the elder of the two;[16] in these sources Jacob is regarded as being sufficiently just that God upholds the blessing in his honour, and makes Ephraim the leading tribe.[16]
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This article is about the Israelite tribal patriarch For other uses see Ephraim disambiguation Ephraim ˈ iː f r iː e m 1 Hebrew א פ ר י ם ʾEp rayim in pausa א פ ר י ם ʾEp rayim was according to the Book of Genesis the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath Asenath was an Ancient Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife and the daughter of Potipherah a priest of ʾAwen 2 Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the Israelites from Canaan 3 Ephraimא פ ר י ם Ephraim son of Joseph 1843 by Francesco HayezBorn2200 AM c 1560 BC Avaris Second Intermediate Period of Egypt present day Sharqia Egypt DiedunknownParentsJoseph father Asenath mother RelativesManasseh brother Rachel grandmother Jacob grandfather Reuben uncle Simeon uncle Levi uncle Judah uncle Dinah aunt Dan uncle Naphtali uncle Gad uncle Asher uncle Issachar uncle Zebulun uncle Benjamin uncle The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim Shuthelah Beker and Tahan 4 However 1 Chronicles 7 lists eight sons including Ezer and Elead who were killed in an attempt to steal cattle from the locals After their deaths he had another son Beriah 5 He was the ancestor of Joshua son of Nun ben Elishama the leader of the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan 6 According to the biblical narrative Jeroboam who became the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was also from the house of Ephraim 7 Contents 1 Biblical criticism 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiblical criticism edit nbsp Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh by Benjamin West 1766 68 The Book of Genesis related the name Ephraim to the Hebrew root פ ר ה para meaning to be fruitful 8 This referring to Joseph s ability to produce children specifically while in Egypt termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction 9 The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as I will be fruitful with the prefix of aleph א indicating the first person singular future tense 10 In the biblical account Joseph s other son is Manasseh and Joseph himself is one of the two children of Rachel and Jacob the other being Benjamin Biblical scholars regard it as obvious from their geographic overlap and their treatment in older passages that originally Ephraim and Manasseh were considered one tribe that of Joseph 11 According to several biblical scholars Benjamin was originally part of the suggested Ephraim Manasseh single Joseph tribe but the biblical account of Joseph as his father became lost 12 13 A number of biblical scholars suspect that the distinction of the Joseph tribes including Benjamin is that they were the only Israelites which went to Egypt and returned while the main Israelite tribes simply emerged as a subculture from the Canaanites and had remained in Canaan throughout 13 14 According to this view the story of Jacob s visit to Laban to obtain a wife originated as a metaphor for this migration with the property and family which were gained from Laban representing the gains of the Joseph tribes by the time they returned from Egypt 13 according to textual scholars the Jahwist version of the Laban narrative only mentions the Joseph tribes and Rachel and does not mention the other tribal matriarchs at all 14 15 In the Torah the eventual precedence of the tribe of Ephraim is argued to derive from Jacob half blind and on his deathbed blessing Ephraim before Manasseh 9 16 The text describing this blessing features a hapax legomenon the word שכל sh k l which classical rabbinical literature has interpreted in esoteric manners 17 some rabbinical sources connect the term with sekel meaning mind wisdom and view it as indicating that Jacob was entirely aware of who he was actually blessing 16 other rabbinical sources connect the term with shikkel viewing it as signifying that Jacob was despoiling Manasseh in favour of Ephraim 16 yet other rabbinical sources argue that it refers to the power of Jacob to instruct and guide the holy spirit 16 In classical rabbinical sources Ephraim is described as being modest and not selfish 17 These rabbinical sources allege that it was on account of modesty and selflessness and a prophetic vision of Joshua that Jacob gave Ephraim precedence over Manasseh the elder of the two 16 in these sources Jacob is regarded as being sufficiently just that God upholds the blessing in his honour and makes Ephraim the leading tribe 16 See also editManasseh Tribe of Ephraim Tribe of ManassehReferences edit Ephraim Merriam Webster com Dictionary Genesis 41 50 52 Genesis 48 5 Numbers 26 35 1 Chronicles 7 20 23 1 Chronicles 7 20 27 1 Kings 11 26 Strong s Hebrew Concordance 6509 parah a b Genesis 41 52 Conjugation of ל פ רו ת Pealim Jewish Encyclopedia Ephraim Jewish Encyclopedia 1906 a b c Peake s commentary on the Bible a b Israel Finkelstein The Bible Unearthed Richard Elliott Friedman Who Wrote the Bible a b c d e f Genesis 48 1 a b Jewish Encyclopedia nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Easton Matthew George 1897 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