Bible Person

Epher

Meaning: dust; lead · Male · 1 cross reference

This Epher entry refers to a head of families in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, not to the Judahite figure of the same name. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:24.1

AI summary: This Epher matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom eastern Manasseh's identity is preserved. The entry helps show that tribal memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Epher as a chief within eastern Manasseh's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Epher

Meaning: dust; lead

The head of one of the families of trans-Jordanic Manasseh who were carried captive by Tiglath-pileser (1 Chr.