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Hepher חֵ֫פֶר
Hepher was a son of Gilead and ancestor of the Hepherite clan in the tribe of Manasseh.
Also called Hepherite.
Family
| Father | Gilead |
|---|---|
| Children | Zelophehad |
| Brothers and sisters | Abiezer, Asriel, Helek, Shechem, Shemida |
Where Hepher appears
Key verses
- Numbers 26:32 first mention — And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
- Numbers 26:33 — And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 27:1 — Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Joshua 17:2 — There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
- Joshua 17:3 — But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.