# Ephraim #

## Facts: ##

Ephraim was the second son of Joseph. His descendants, the Ephraimites, formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

* The tribe of Ephraim was one of the ten tribes that were located in the northern part of Israel.
* Sometimes the name Ephraim is used in the Bible to refer to the whole northern kingdom of Israel. (See: [synecdoche](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-synecdoche))
* Ephraim was apparently a very mountainous or hilly area, based on references to "the hill country of Ephraim" or "the mountains of Ephraim."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [kingdom of Israel](../other/kingdomofisrael.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 06:66-69](en/tn/1ch/help/06/66)
* [2 Chronicles 13:4-5](en/tn/2ch/help/13/04)
* [Ezekiel 37:15-17](en/tn/ezk/help/37/15)
* [Genesis 41:50-52](en/tn/gen/help/41/50)
* [Genesis 48:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/48/01)
* [John 11:54-55](en/tn/jhn/help/11/54)