Mount Ephraim
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Mount Ephraim is a hilly, central region of ancient Israel traditionally linked to the territory of the biblical tribe of Ephraim.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hill country of Ephraim | 2 |
| Ephraim hill country | 1 |
| Mount Ephraim canonical | 1 |
| hill of Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill country
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| approximateModernLocation |
central West Bank
ⓘ
central highlands of modern Israel and Palestine ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
burial of Joshua at Timnath-serah
ⓘ
various narratives in the Book of Judges ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Tribe of Ephraim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalRole |
central region in the settlement of the Israelites
ⓘ
homeland of the powerful northern tribe of Ephraim ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Bethel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramah NERFINISHED ⓘ Shechem NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Timnath-serah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of the tribe of Ephraim’s prominence ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eastOf | Coastal Plain of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HebrewName | הר אפרים NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central highlands of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook |
Book of Joshua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ First Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean hill country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northOf | Judean hill country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | hill country of Israel ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | core area of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
location of important Israelite sanctuaries
ⓘ
region associated with the tabernacle at Shiloh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| southOf | Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
hilly
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf | Tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
hill country of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Ephraim hill country
this entity surface form:
hill of Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim