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Ophrah
Ophrah
, is a name in the
Hebrew Bible
meaning "a fawn" given to:
A
city of
Benjamin
,
probably
identical with
Ephron
and
Ephraim
, the
modern
Palestinian
city
of
Taybeh
. The
Israeli settlement
of
Ofra
is close to the site as well. According to
Epiphanius
, it was situated 5
miles
east
of
the city
of
Bethel
.
"Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites," a city of
Manasseh
,
6 miles
southwest of
Shechem
, the
residence
of
Gideon
. After his great victory over the
Midianites
, he slew at this place the
captive
kings. He then assumed the
function
of
high priest
and sought to make Ophrah what
Shiloh
should have been. This thing "became a snare" to Gideon and his
house
. After Gideon's death, his
family
resided here until they were
put to death
by Gideon's son
Abimelech
. It is
identified
with Ferata.
A grandchild of
Othniel Ben Kenaz
, mentioned in.
