Bible Encyclopedias
Hepher
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
1. A son of Gilead (Numbers 26:32, 27:1; Joshua 17:2-3). The clan was known as the Hepherites (Numbers 26:32). 2. One of David's captains (1 Chronicles 11:36). 3. Member of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:6). 4. Royal city of the Canaanites, the site of which is unknown (Joshua 12:17; comp. 1 Kings 4:10).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Hepher'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/hepher.html. 1901.