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Place

Hepher

town or region in Manasseh

A Canaanite royal city in Manasseh whose king Joshua defeated, later a district in Solomon's administrative kingdom.

11 appearances5 Bible books1 known aliases

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appears first in 's list of conquered kings, where its unnamed king is counted among the thirty-one rulers Joshua defeated west of the (Joshua 12:17). The name also belongs to a region within the territory of : 's third administrative district, overseen by an official who was the son of Hesed, included 'all the land of Hepher' (1 Kings 4:10). The connection to the clan of Hepher, grandson of Manasseh and father of the daughters of , suggests the place name reflects early tribal settlement in the Sharon or area.

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