Bible Person

Ephah

Meaning: weary; tired · Female · 3 cross references

Ephah is one of Midian's sons by Keturah and part of the wider Abrahamic family beyond Isaac. His name later reappears in prophetic imagery associated with trade and wealth. First appears in Gen 25:4.1

AI summary: Ephah matters because the cross references place him within Abraham's extended line through Keturah and then carry his name into Isaiah's vision of nations bringing wealth to Zion. That movement from genealogy to prophetic hope gives the name a broader significance than a simple family list. Taken together, the material presents Ephah as an Abrahamic descendant whose name later participates in the prophetic imagination of the nations.1