Bible Person

Ephod

Male · 1 cross reference

Ephod is the father of Hanniel, the leader chosen from the tribe of Manasseh for the division of the land. He belongs to the family background of Israel's inheritance settlement. First appears in Num 34:23.1

AI summary: Ephod matters because his single cross reference preserves the household identity behind one of the tribal representatives appointed to apportion Canaan. Even a brief paternal note helps show that the settlement process was entrusted to known families and named leaders. Taken together, the material presents Ephod as a familial source within Israel's inheritance process.1

Central Figure

Ephod