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Ephraim, Forest of
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
(יער אפרים , ya‛ar 'ephrayim ): The word ya‛ar (Hebrew) probably agrees in meaning with the Arabic wa‛r , which indicates a rough country, abounding in rocks, stones and scrub, with occasional trees; not a "forest," as we understand the term. Here Absalom was defeated and slain (2 Samuel 18:6 , the King James Version "wood of Ephraim"). It must be sought, therefore, east of the Jordan, in the neighborhood of Mahanaim; but no identification is yet possible.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ephraim, Forest of'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/ephraim-forest-of.html. 1915.