Epher

e'-fer (`epher, "calf," "young deer"; Apher, Opher:

⇒See a list of verses on EPHER in the Bible.

(1) The second son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Ge 25:4; 1Ch 1:33). See further Dillmann's Commentary on Gen (1Ch 25:4).

(2) The third son of Ezra, descended from the tribe of Judah (1Ch 4:17).

⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

(3) The first of five heads of their fathers' houses, "mighty men of valor, famous men," in the halftribe of Manasseh, who dwelt between Bashan and Mt. Hermon (1Ch 5:23,14).