Topic
Hepher; Hepherites
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 26:32ISBE
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
- Numbers 27:1ISBE
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Joshua 17:2ISBE
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the…
- 1 Chronicles 4:6ISBE
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
- 1 Chronicles 11:36ISBE
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri):
(1) Septuagint Hopher (Nu 26:32 f; 27:1; Jos 17:2 f), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of Manasseh. The clan is called the Hepherites in Nu 26:32.
(2) Septuagint Hephal (1Ch 4:6), a man of Judah.
(3) Septuagint Hopher (1Ch 11:36), one of David's heroes.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.