Bible Person
Meaning: dust; lead · Male · 2 cross references
Epher is a son of Midian and grandson of Abraham through Keturah. He belongs to the wider Abrahamic family network beyond the covenant line of Isaac. First appears in Gen 25:4.1
AI summary: Epher matters because the cross references place him among the Midianite descendants of Abraham, extending the biblical map of Abraham's offspring into multiple related peoples. His line contributes to the wider historical world around Israel without carrying the covenant storyline itself. Taken together, the material presents Epher as a Midianite forefather whose place broadens the remembered reach of Abraham's family.1
Central Figure
Epher
Meaning: dust; lead
One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham’s son by Keturah (Gen.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.