EPHER . 1. The name of the second of the sons of Midian mentioned in Genesis 25:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:33 , and recorded as one of the descendants of Abraham by his wife Keturah ( Genesis 25:1 ). 2. The name of one of the sons of Ezrah ( 1 Chronicles 4:17 ). 3. The first of a group of five heads of fathers’ houses belonging to the half tribe of Manasseh ( 1 Chronicles 5:24 ).