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# 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.
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* Sometimes the name Ephraim is used in the Bible to refer to the whole northern kingdom of Israel. (See: [synecdoche ](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol2/src/master/content/figs_synecdoche.md ))
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* 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 ](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md ))
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(See also: [kingdomofisrael ](../other/kingdomofisrael.md ) ** <EFBFBD> ** [twelvetribesofisrael ](../other/twelvetribesofisrael.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Chronicles 06:66-69 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/06/66 )
* [2 Chronicles 13:4-5 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ch/13/04 )
* [Ezekiel 37:15-17 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/37/15 )
* [Genesis 41:50-52 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/41/50 )
* [Genesis 48:1-2 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/48/01 )
* [John 11:54-55 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/11/54 )