Ephraim son of Joseph
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Ephraim son of Joseph is a biblical figure, the younger son of Joseph and Asenath, who became ancestor of the powerful Israelite tribe of Ephraim.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
patriarchal figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaterKingdom | Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | hill country of Ephraim ⓘ |
| birthOrderRelativeToManasseh | younger ⓘ |
| blessedBy | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blessingDescribedIn | Genesis 48 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | figure in the Torah ⓘ |
| category |
Children of Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribal ancestors in the Bible ⓘ |
| covenantalLineage | House of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCulturalContext | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Joseph son of Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Jacob
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potiphera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| maternalLineage | Egyptian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| mother | Asenath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaningTraditional | fruitful ⓘ |
| paternalLineage |
Abrahamic lineage
ⓘ
Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propheticPromise | his descendants would become a multitude of nations ⓘ |
| receivedYoungerOverElderBlessing | true ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | eponymous ancestor of a tribe ⓘ |
| sibling | Manasseh son of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInJacobBlessing | preferred over Manasseh ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
representative of the northern tribes of Israel
ⓘ
symbol of fruitfulness ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliationByDescent | Tribe of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAncestorOf | Tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribeDescendedFrom | Tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ Samaritan tradition ⓘ |
| youngerBrother | Manasseh son of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jacob
this entity surface form:
Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh