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Ephraim , Ephraim
EPHRAIM (Heb. אֶפְרָיִם), younger son of *Joseph, born to him in Egypt by his wife *Asenath daughter of Poti-Phera (Gen. 41:50–52); the epony… Hyksos , Hyksos
HYKSOS , the founders of the Egyptian 15th dynasty; Asiatics who exercised political control over Egypt between approximately 1655 and 1570 b.… Levi , LEVI (Heb. לֵוִי), third son of Jacob and Leah, born in Paddan-Aram (Gen. 29:34); father of the tribe named after him. The name Levi is explained in… Reuben , Reuben
REUBEN (Heb. רְאוּבֵן), firstborn son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32; 46:8), and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Reuben. The biblical de… Tamah , Thamah (thā´mə), variant of Tamah.
Tamah (tā´mə), in the Bible, family returned from exile. It is also spelled Thamah. Nephishesim , Nephusim (nēfyōō´sĬm), variant of Nephishesim.
Nephishesim (nēfĬsh´ēsĬm), in the Bible, family who returned from the Exile. An alternate form is Neph…
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