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Ephah

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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1. A measure of capacity used among the Hebrews, containing three pecks and three pints. The Ephah was a dry measure, as of barley, Ruth 2:17; and meal, Numbers 5:15 Judges 6:19; and was of the same capacity with the bath in liquids. See BATH, or Ephah.

2. The son of Midian, and grandson of Abraham, Genesis 25:4 , who settled and gave his name to a region in Arabia supposed to have been near Midian, Isaiah 60:6 .

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Ephah'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​e/ephah.html. 1859.
 
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