Ophrah

Ophrah (Template:Langx), (Template:IPAc-en or Template:IPAc-en) is a name in the Hebrew Bible meaning "a fawn" given to:

A city of Benjamin (Template:Bibleverse), probably identical with Ephron (Template:Bibleverse) and Ephraim (Template:Bibleref), the modern Palestinian town of Taybeh. The Israeli settlement of Ofra is close to the site as well. According to Epiphanius, it was situated 5 miles east of the city of Bethel.<ref>Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures - The Syriac Version (ed. James Elmer Dean), University of Chicago Press 1935, p. 72 (section 67)</ref>
"Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites," a city of Manasseh, 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Shechem, the residence of Gideon (Template:Bibleverse; Template:Bibleverse-nb). After his great victory over the Midianites, he slew at this place the captive kings (Template:Bibleverse-nb). He then assumed the function of high priest and sought to make Ophrah what Shiloh should have been. This thing "became a snare" to Gideon and his house. After Gideon's death, his family resided here until they were put to death by Gideon's son Abimelech (Template:Bibleverse). It is identified with Ferata.
A grandchild of Othniel Ben Kenaz, mentioned in Template:Bibleverse.

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