Ophrah
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Ophrah is an ancient town in the Hebrew Bible, notably associated with the judge Gideon and his religious activities.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
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biblical location ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Abiezrites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gideon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ |
| category |
biblical towns in ancient Israel
ⓘ
places in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| consequenceInText |
place where all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping Gideon’s ephod
ⓘ
snare to Gideon and his family ⓘ |
| describedAs | Ophrah of the Abiezrites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
Gideon builds an altar to the Lord at Ophrah
ⓘ
Gideon called by angel of the Lord at Ophrah ⓘ Gideon destroys Baal’s altar at Ophrah ⓘ Gideon sets up an ephod at Ophrah ⓘ |
| geographicalCertainty | exact archaeological location uncertain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInTextualSource | land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| postGideonRole |
place where Gideon was buried
ⓘ
place where Gideon’s family lived ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Gideon’s family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joash the Abiezrite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| religiousObjectAssociated |
Asherah pole (destroyed in narrative)
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altar ⓘ ephod ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
place of Israelite worship in Gideon narrative
ⓘ
site of Gideon’s ephod ⓘ site of altar to Yahweh built by Gideon ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
center of Gideon’s activities
ⓘ
home town of Gideon ⓘ site of Gideon’s call ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Judges 6
NERFINISHED
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Judges 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Judges 8 ⓘ |
| statusInText | important local cult center in Gideon narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age I (traditional biblical chronology)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
period of the Judges ⓘ |
| tribalAssociation | tribe of Manasseh ⓘ |
| widerRegionInText | central hill country of Israel ⓘ |
| worshipIssue | site of syncretistic worship involving an ephod ⓘ |
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