Encyclopedia entry
Hepher
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Hepher. Jump to one below, or read in order.
A well or stream.
Hepher (1)
#A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17).
Hepher (2)
#The youngest son of Gilead (Num. 26:32; 27:1).
Hepher (3)
#The second son of Asher (1 Chr. 4:6).
Hepher (4)
#One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:36).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
a place in ancient Canaan which occurs in the lists of conquered kings. (Joshua 12:17) It was on the west of Jordan. Comp. (Joshua 12:7) and 1Kin 4:10
(a well).
The youngest of the sons of Gilead, (Numbers 26:32) and head of the family of the Hepherites. (B.C. before 1450.) Son of Ashur, the “father of Tekoa.” (1 Chronicles 4:6) (B.C. about 1445.) The Mecherathite, one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:36) (B.C. 1046.)
In the Bible
11
Verses where Hepher is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 4:6
Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
- 1 Chronicles 11:36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
- 1 Kings 4:10
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
- 2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
- Joshua 12:17
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
- Joshua 17:2
So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
+5 more verses naming Hepher.
Scripture on Hepher
9
See all 9 +−
Entries that reference Hepher
2
Hepher references
11
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Voices on Hepher
23
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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