Ophrah
Ophrah (
fawn
" given to:
- A city of Benjamin (Joshua 18:23), probably identical with Ephron (2 Chron 13:19) and Ephraim (John 11:54), the modern Palestinian city of Taybeh. The Israeli settlement of Ofra is close to the site as well. According to Epiphanius, it was situated 5 miles east of the city of Bethel.[1]
- "Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites," a city of Shiloh should have been. This thing "became a snare" to Gideon and his house. After Gideon's death, his family resided here until they were put to death by Gideon's son Abimelech (Judges 9:5). It is identified with Ferata.
- A grandchild of Othniel Ben Kenaz, mentioned in 1 Chr 4:14.
See also
References
- Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures - The Syriac Version(ed. James Elmer Dean), University of Chicago Press 1935, p. 72 (section 67)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Ophrah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.