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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Judges
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Samuel
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
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land of Ephraim
subject surface form:
House of Joseph
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form:
House of Joseph
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form:
Tribe of Benjamin
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim