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Ephraimites

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The Ephraimites are the descendants of Joseph's second son Ephraim and the tribe that bore his name, settled in the central hill country of Canaan after the conquest. The biblical record traces their place in Israel's camp and march, their dealings with Gideon and Jephthah, their role in the divided kingdom under Jeroboam, and the long prophetic concern for their drift into idolatry.

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