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Ephron
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- Son of Zohar the Hittite possessor of a field called "Machpelah," which he sold to Abraham for 400 shekels (Genesis 23:8 , 25:9 , 49:29 ). The Talmudists place Ephron's conduct in a poor light, alleging that after having promised Abraham the field for nothing, he accepted from him 400 shekels in good money (Bek. 20 B. M. 87 B. B. 89).
- One of the places won by Abijah, King of Judah, from Jeroboam, King of Israel (2Chronicles 13 19). But the "ḳ ere"is "Ephrain" (
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- Mount Ephron, a district on the northern frontier of Judah, between Naphtoah and Kirjathjearim (Joshua 15:9 ).
- A city on the east of the Jordan, taken and destroyed by Judas Maccabeus in his expedition to Gilead (I Macc. 5:46-51 II Macc. 12:27 Josephus, "Ant." 12:8, § 5).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ephron'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/tje/e/ephron.html. 1901.