tribe of Ephraim

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The tribe of Ephraim was one of the leading tribes of ancient Israel, descended from Joseph’s son Ephraim and historically associated with central highland territory and significant political and religious influence.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tribe of Ephraim 17
tribe of Ephraim canonical 11
land of Ephraim 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Israelite tribe
biblical figure
biblical tribe
alliedWith Tribe of Manasseh
associatedWith Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel

Mount Ephraim
Northern Kingdom of Israel
bordersWith Tribe of Benjamin
Tribe of Dan
Tribe of Issachar
Tribe of Manasseh
capitalInPeriod Samaria
collectiveNameFor Northern Kingdom of Israel in prophetic literature
conflictWith Tribe of Gilead
Tribe of Judah
deity YHWH
surface form: Yahweh
descendedFrom Ephraim
ethnicGroup Israelites
exiledBy Assyria
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
exileEvent Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Assyrian conquest of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
father Ephraim
Ephraimites
Manasseh
descendants forming the Tribe of Ephraim
genealogicalGroup children of Joseph
groupedWith House of Jacob
surface form: House of Joseph
includes tribe of Ephraim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tribe of Ephraim

Tribe of Manasseh
language Hebrew
locatedIn central highlands of ancient Israel
memberOf Twelve Tribes of Israel
mentionedIn Book of Hosea
Book of Joshua
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges

Books of Kings
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
militaryReputation noted for warriors in biblical narratives
namedAfter Ephraim
politicalRole leading tribe in the Northern Kingdom of Israel
rival of the Tribe of Judah
religion ancient Israelite religion
religiousCenter Shiloh
religiousSignificance location of the tabernacle at Shiloh for a time
sonOf Joseph
statusAfter722BCE part of the so‑called Ten Lost Tribes
symbolicRole symbol of the northern tribes
territoryIncludes Bethel
Shechem
Shiloh
traditionalSymbol ox

Referenced by (29)

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Judges featuresTribe tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form: Book of Judges
Twelve Tribes of Israel hasMember tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Benjamin borderedBy tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible tribe tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form: Samuel
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Abdon burialRegion tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: land of Ephraim
Abdon tribalAffiliation tribe of Ephraim
tribe of Ephraim includes tribe of Ephraim self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: House of Joseph
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Jeroboam I tribe tribe of Ephraim
Deborah tribe tribe of Ephraim
Bene Ephraim claimsAncestryFrom tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Manasseh borders tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Manasseh pairedWith tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Samaritans claimsDescentFrom tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Joseph representedBy tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Joseph hasSubdivision tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Joseph inheritanceDividedInto tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Joseph ancestorTribeOf tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Manasseh brotherTribe tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Manasseh borderedBy tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Tribe of Manasseh includes tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form: House of Joseph
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Benjamin borderedBy tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form: Tribe of Benjamin
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Shiloh associatedWithTribe tribe of Ephraim
Bethel tribalAssociation tribe of Ephraim
Tell Balata associatedWithBiblicalTribe tribe of Ephraim
House of Jacob includesTribe tribe of Ephraim
Ten Lost Tribes of Israel hasPart tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Joshua tribe tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Samaritans of Shechem claimsDescentFrom tribe of Ephraim