Hepher
(Heb. Che’pher, , a well, or shame; Sept. or , and , but in 1Ch 1:6), the name of a city and of three men. SEE GATH-HEPHER.
1. A royal city of the Canaanites captured by Joshua (Jos 12:17); probably the same district as the land of Hepher, in the vicinity of Sochoh and Aruboth, assigned to Ben-Hesed, one of Solomon’s table- purveyors (1Ki 4:10). The locality thus indicated would seem to be in the vicinity of Um-Burj, south of Suweicheh.
2. The youngest son of Gilead, and great-grandson of Manasseh (Num 26:32). He was the father of Zelophehad (Num 27:1; Jos 17:2-3), and his descendants are called HEPHERITES (Num 26:32). B.C. ante 1618.
3. The second son of Ashur (a descendant of Judah) by one of his wives, Naarah (1Ch 4:6). B.C. cir. 1612.
4. A Mecherathite, one of David’s heroes, according to 1Ch 11:36; but the text is apparently corrupt, so that this name is either an interpolation, or identical with the ELIPHALET of 2Sa 23:34. See UR.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Hepher (2)
This place Trelawney Saunders (Map of the O.T.) identifies with Khurbet Kafir, which the Ordnance Map lays down eight miles northwest of Hebron (and three miles east of Um-Burj, the neighborhood which we had conjecturally assigned), and the Memoirs describe (3:355) as “foundations and heaps of stones. It has the appearance of an old site, and an ancient road passes it.”
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Hepher
a well or stream. (1.) A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17).
(2.) The youngest son of Gilead (Num. 26:32; 27:1).
(3.) The second son of Asher (1 Chr. 4:6).
(4.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:36).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Hepher
1. Num 26:32-33; Num 27:1.
2. 1Ch 4:5-6.
3. 1Ch 11:36; not in the catalogue 2Sa 23:34, etc.
4. A place in ancient Canaan, whose king was conquered by Israel (Jos 12:17), W. of Jordan; so Solomon’s commissariat district (1Ki 4:10), named with Socoh. Distinct from Gath-Hepher in Zebulun.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Hepher
HEPHER.1. Son of Gilead the Manassite, and father of Zelophehad, Num 26:32; Num 27:1, Jos 17:2 f. (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ). Patronymic, Hepherites (Num 26:32). 2. One of the tribe of Judah (1Ch 4:6). 3. A Mecherathite, one of Davids beroes (1Ch 11:36). 4. A Canaanite royal city, named immediately before Aphek (Jos 12:17). The site is uncertain. The land of Hepher is mentioned in 1Ki 4:10 along with Socoh.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Hepher
(, hepher):
(1) Septuagint , Hopher (Jos 12:17), a Canaanitish town mentioned between Tappuah and Aphek, unidentified.
(2) In 1Ki 4:10 a district connected with Socoh, and placed by Solomon under the direction of Benhesed of Arubboth, unidentified.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Hepher
[He’pher]
1. Youngest son of Gilead, and head of the family of the HEPHERITES. Num 26:32; Num 27:1; Jos 17:2-3.
2. Son of Ashur and Naarah, of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 4:6.
3. The Mecherathite, one of David’s mighty men. 1Ch 11:36.
4. City and district, taken by Joshua. Jos 12:17; 1Ki 4:10. Not identified.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Hepher
H2660
1. Son of Gilead, and ancestor of Zelophehad
Num 26:32-33; Num 27:1; Jos 17:2-3
2. Son of Naarah
1Ch 4:6
3. One of David’s heroes
1Ch 11:36
4. A city west of the Jordan
Jos 12:17; 1Ki 4:10
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Hepher
He’pher. (a well).
1. The youngest of the sons of Gilead, Num 26:32, and head of the family of the Hepherites. (B.C. Before 1450).
2. Son of Ashur, the “father of Tekoa.” 1Ch 4:6. (B.C. About 1445).
3. The Mecherathite, one of the heroes of David’s guard. 1Ch 11:36. (B.C. 1046).
4. A place in ancient Canaan, which occurs in the lists of conquered kings. Jos 12:17. It was on the west of Jordan. Compare Jos 12:7 and 1Ki 4:10.