Ephraimites
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The Ephraimites were a prominent Israelite tribe descended from Ephraim, traditionally associated with leadership roles and a central territory in the northern Kingdom of Israel.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bnei Ephraim | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite tribe
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ark of the Covenant at Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Jeroboam I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joshua son of Nun NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel (by traditional association with Ramah in Ephraim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
tribe of Benjamin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalInTerritory |
Samaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveNameWith |
Joseph tribes
ⓘ
house of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
tribe of Gilead
ⓘ
tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descentFrom |
Ephraim son of Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph son of Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Assyrian conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
prophetic books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelve Tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
core tribe of northern monarchy
ⓘ
rival to tribe of Judah ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| roleInIsrael |
dominant tribe in northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
leadership tribe ⓘ |
| statusAfterAssyrianConquest | counted among the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresented |
northern Kingdom of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ten northern tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalBlessing | Jacob’s blessing of Ephraim over Manasseh ⓘ |
| tribalGroupWith | tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalStandard | house of Joseph standard (traditional) ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory |
central hill country of Canaan
ⓘ
central region of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Bnei Ephraim