EPHRAIM (2)(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon, 20 Roman miles North... View Details
Elkanah [N] [H] God-created. The second son of Korah ( Exodus 6:24 ), or, according to 1 Chronicles 6:22 1 Chronicles 6:23 , more correctly his grandson. Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet ( 1 Chronicles 6:27 1 Chronicles 6:34 ... View Details
Maaseiah [N] [H] [S] the work of Jehovah. One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark ( 1 Chronicles 15:18 1 Chronicles 15:20 ). One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne ( 2 Chronicles 23:1 ). The "king's son," probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, ki... View Details