1. A measure of capacity used among the Hebrews, containing three pecks and three pints. The Ephah was a dry measure, as of barley, Ruth 2:17; and meal, Numbers 5:15 Judges 6:19; and was of the same capacity with the bath in liquids. See BATH, or Ephah.
2. The son of Midian, and grandson of Abraham, Genesis 25:4 , who settled and gave his name to a region in Arabia supposed to have been near Midian, Isaiah 60:6 .
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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