within the bounds of Ephraim; and after the revolt of the ten tribes, the capital of their kingdom was always within the bounds of Ephraim; and hence the whole kingdom is sometimes called Ephraim.{{--}(Jer. xxxi. 9, 18/20.)
Ephraim. 3. City of—(2 Sam. xiii. 23.) A considerable town, situated about eight miles north of Jerusalem, on the way to Jericho, and within the bounds of the tribe of Benjamin. It was to this place, that our Savior retired after the raising of Lazarus, (John xi. 54,) and it is not improbable the same place is intended in 2Chr. xiii. 19.
Zephaniah, (Jer. xxix. 25,) the son of Maasseiah, who is called the second priest, was put to death by Nebuchadnezzar, at Riblah. —(2 Kings xxv. 18 — 21.)
Samuel, an eminent prophet, born at Ramah, in the tribe of Ephraim, and from his birth dedicated by his mother to God's service. —(1 Sam. iii. 1.)
Jarha married the daughter of Sheshan. [And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, and Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.]—(1 Chron. ii. 35 — 41.)
Solomon, the king, was building his own house thirteen years; and he finished all his house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, went up and took the city of Gezer from the Canaanites, and gave it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. Ahimaaz was in Napthali; he took Basmath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife. The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon to wife.—(1 Kings, chap. 4, 7, 9.)
Tahpenes, the queen, was the wife of Pharaoh; and the sister of Tahpenes was the wife of Hadad, to whom she bare Genubath; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household, among the sons of Pharaoh.—(1 Kings xi. 14.)
David—king of Israel—whose sister was Abigail, the wife of Jether the Ishmaelite; and she bare Amasa. (1 Chron. ii. 17)
