A town near Baal-Hazor, where Absalom took revenge on Ammon.
About Ephraim (near Baal-hazor)
A town near Baal-hazor. Absalom invited his half brother Amnon to this town so that he could have him killed (2 Samuel 13:23–29). Absalom did this because Amnon had committed incest with Absalom’s sister Tamar. The town lay to the north of Jerusalem. It might be the same as Ephron (2 Chronicles 13:19). It was probably the place near the wilderness where Jesus went after He raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:54). Many people today identify this town with a village called et-Taiyibeh. It is about 20.9 kilometers (13 miles) northeast of Jerusalem and about 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) northeast of Bethel.
The forest of Ephraim was a rocky, wooded area of land east of the Jordan River near a place called Mahanaim. The army of King David defeated Absalom in the forest of Ephraim (...
Ephraim, Gate of ArticleGate in the Jerusalem wall positioned about 600 feet (182.9 meters) east of the Corner Gate ( 2 Kgs 14:13 ; 2 Chr 25:23 ). It was rebuilt in Nehemiah’s day ( Neh 12:39 ) and...
Ephraim, Mount ArticleKJV expression referring to the hill country in central Palestine where Ephraim’s tribe was located ( Jos 20:7 ; Jgs 19:1, 16, 18 ; 1 Sm 1:1 ). The area was one of the most...
Ephraim, Tribe of ArticleThe tribe descended from Joseph’s second son. Both Ephraim and his brother Manasseh were seen as sons also by their grandfather Jacob and became his heirs. Many Bible...
Key References
Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
All Scripture References (2)
2 Samuel (1)
Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
John (1)
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.