One of the cities Demetrius Nicator (the Conqueror) took from Samaria and added to Judea (1 Maccabees 11:34). Demetrius was the king of Syria. The name Aphairema is thought by some scholars to be a corruption of Ephraim. Aphairema may be the modern et-Taiyibeh.
Aphairema
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.