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ē´fẽr (עפר, ‛eÌ„pher, “calf,†“young deerâ€; ἈÌφεÏ, AÌpher, ὈÌφεÏ, OÌpherÌŒ:
(1) The second son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (; ). See further Dillmann's Commentary on Gen ().
(2) The third son of Ezra, descended from the tribe of Judah ().
(3) The first of five heads of their fathers' houses, “mighty men of valor, famous men,†in the halftribe of Manasseh, who dwelt between Bashan and Mt. Hermon (, ).