Bible Person

Ephah

Meaning: weary; tired · Female · 1 cross reference

This Ephah entry refers to Caleb's concubine in 1 Chronicles 2, not to the Judahite descendant of the same name in the next verse. She belongs to the domestic and familial setting through which Judah's genealogies are carried. First appears in 1 Chr 2:46.1

AI summary: This Ephah matters because her single cross reference preserves the maternal and domestic dimension of one branch of Caleb's house. Even a brief notice shows that women, including concubines, remain part of the remembered structure through which family lines continue. Taken together, the material presents this Ephah as a maternal figure within Caleb's household.1