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21Ephraim Urbach — Ephraim Elimelech Urbach (1912 1991) was a distinguished scholar of Judaism. He is best known for his landmark works on rabbinic thought, The Sages , and for research on the Tosafot. He was awarded the Bialik Prize and, in 1955, the prestigious… …
22Mount Gaash — was the name of a hill in ancient Israel, in the mountainous region of Ephraim. (Book of Judges 2:9) It is mentioned as a place of torrent valleys, which may refer to ravines in the vicinity. (2 Samuel 23:30) Categories: Hebrew Bible… …
23Ephraim of Nea Makri — St. Ephraim of Nea Makri or St. Ephraim of Mount Amomon (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ Νέας Μάκρης / του Όρους των Αμωμών), believed to have lived from 1384 to 1426, is venerated as a martyr and miracle working saint by many Greek Orthodox Christians in… …
24Ephraim, The tribe of — Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob s blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe. Thus there were in …
25Ephraim Sturdivant — Captain Ephraim Sturdivant (February 14, 1782 August 30/31, 1868) was an American veteran of the War of 1812, namer of Cumberland, Maine, first person to bring merino sheep to Maine, a ship captain, and the first treasurer of… …
26Mount Herzl — Entrance to Mount Herzl cemetery Mount Herzl (Hebrew: הר הרצל), also Har HaZikaron (Hebrew: הר הזכרון lit. Mount of Remembrance ), is the national cemetery of Israel on the west side of Jerusalem. It is named for The …
27Mount Pisgah (Bible) — Coordinates: 31°45′54″N 35°43′09″E / 31.765095°N 35.719079°E / 31.765095; 35.719079Some translators of the biblical book o …
28Ephraim, Mount — The central mountainous district of Palestine occupied by the tribe of Ephraim (Josh. 17:15; 19:50; 20:7), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua s time (Josh. 17:18) these hills were densely wooded. They were intersected by… …
29Mount of the Amalekites — A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15) …
30Metropolitan Ephraim Kyriakos — His Eminence, the Most Reverend Ephraim (Kyriakos) is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tripoli, al Koura and Dependencies of the Church of Antioch. He was the founder and abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael in… …
