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  1 Chronicles 4:14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the
Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.
bible.cc /1_chronicles/4-14.htm   (914 words)

  
 Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and
To this day it is still in Ophrah, which belongs to Abiezer's family.
Then Gideon made an altar there to the Lord, and gave it the name Yahweh-shalom; to this day it is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judges 8:32 And Gideon the son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
bible.cc /judges/6-24.htm   (808 words)

  
  Ofra Sniper Kills 10 Israelis
Ofra is the name, Ophrah, (1 Samuel 13:17), which was one of the cities attacked by the Philistines when Israel finally got up the nerve to attack the Philistine terrorists but didn't have any weapons because the Philistines had confiscated all of them.
Ophrah is described in the Battle of Michmash.
Ophrah was one of the three cities attacked by Philistine terrorists to draw Israel out to be defeated.
www.biblenews1.com /history2/20020303.htm   (1294 words)

  
 Gideon
During an oppression by the Midianites, Gideon, while threshing wheat in the wine press at Ophrah to hide his harvest from the Midianites, was called by an angel of the Lord to deliver Israel.
This ephod became an object of worship and a means of seduction to idolatry (vs. 24–27).
After a judgeship of 40 years, he died at an advanced age and was buried at Ophrah (vs. 28, 32).
www.nisbett.com /people/bp-gideon.htm   (451 words)

  
 Bible History, Old Testament: Vol III - Chapter 17
By the law of retaliation they were now made to suffer death, although the hesitation of Gideon's son spared them the humiliation of falling by the hand of a young lad.
Ophrah had been made what Shiloh should have been, and Gideon had taken the place of the high priest.
Not far from Ophrah, but in the territory of Ephraim, was the ancient Shechem, connected with so much that was most solemn in the history of Israel.
philologos.org /__eb-bhot/vol_III/ch17.htm   (3122 words)

  
 Ophrah (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
Manasseh, of course, as bordering on the southern edge of the plain, was in close touch with the invaders.
At Ophrah, Gideon reared his altar to Yahweh, and made thorough cleansing of the instruments of idolatry.
It was at Ophrah that Abimelech, aspiring to the kingdom, put to death upon one stone three score and ten of his brethren, as possible rivals, Jotham alone escaping alive (Judges 9:5).
bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/6572   (555 words)

  
 Ophrah
After his great victory over the Midianites, he slew at this place the captive kings (8:18-21).
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.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/op/Ophrah.html   (126 words)

  
 The Gillian Anderson Global Community :: View topic - Opharh Winfrey
Ophrah said she had seen her own movie (The Color Purple) twice, but she loved The Last King in Scotland so much, she had already seen it three times.
Ophrah went on and on about how great Whitaker was and how much she love the film.
Ophrah has alot of influence, I hope she can push this to be a big movie.
www.gagc.net /forum/viewtopic.php?p=310390   (357 words)

  
 Abiezer
Gideon son of Joash had been threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites.
And Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and named it "The LORD Is Peace."* The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of
Gideon died when he was very old, and he was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in the land of the clan of
www.allaboutgod.com /truth-topics/abiezer.htm   (239 words)

  
 Bible History, Old Testament: Vol III - Chapter 16
- Far away on the south-western border of Manasseh, close by the boundary of Ephraim, was the little township of Ophrah,* belonging to the family of Abiezer** (Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:18), apparently one of the smallest clans in Manasseh (Judges 6:15).
This Ophrah is to be distinguished from that in Benjamin.
Moreover, the whole clan Abiezer, and, beyond it, all who had heard of Gideon's deed, perpetuated even in his name, were prepared to look to him as their leader.
philologos.org /__eb-bhot/vol_III/ch16.htm   (3627 words)

  
 Gideon - LoveToKnow 1911
GIDEON (in Hebrew, perhaps "hewer" or "warrior"), liberator, reformer and "judge" of Israel, was the son of Joash, of the Manassite clan of Abiezer, and had his home at Ophrah near Shechem.
12, 17, 19), and the ephod idol which he set up at Ophrah in commemoration of the victory was regarded by a later editor (v.
This page was last modified 08:57, 3 Sep 2006.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gideon   (534 words)

  
 Ophrah Winfrey Show   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ophrah Winfrey is quoted as saying, I keep telling Shirley MacLaine.
Ophrah Winfrey featured bipolar disorder on her April show 5th featuring TV stars Maurice Benard and Linda Hamilton.
According to TV Guide, during Omarosa's yesterday's on appearance Ophrah Winfrey Show the rejected Apprentice wannabe "claimed that she fingered Ereka.
www.searchingthedesktop.com /Ophrah-Winfrey-Show.html   (275 words)

  
 Ophrah Shemesh - Stephen Wirtz Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This exhibition is the San Francisco debut for OPHRAH SHEMESH, an Israeli-born, New York-based artist.
This current series of diminutive paintings, her first done with egg tempera, are psychological studies depicting women and trees in undefined space.
OPHRAH SHEMESH (b.1952, Haifa, Israel) received her B.F.A. from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and continued her studies at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture.
www.wirtzgallery.com /exhibitions/2003/2003_04/shemesh/shemesh_2003.html   (192 words)

  
 Ophrah
This exhibition is the impressive New York solo debut for Ophrah Shemesh, an Israeli-born New York painter...
Ophrah: L. A city in territory of the tribe of Benjamin...
At Ophrah, Gideon reared his altar to Yahweh...
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 FLAME International Ministries @ inJesus.com
However, the angel of the Lord comes to the Oak in Ophrah where hidden in the winepress the hapless Gideon is threshing his family’s wheat harvest.
And yet, the angel of the Lord hails him, "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior." At that moment the mightiest thing about him seemed to be the coating of filth covering his body.
What he meant for a memorial, however, became an idol to the people and the downfall to his family.
touch-of-faith.injesus.com /index.php?module=message&task=view&MID=FB007EB6&GroupID=GT02HHB7   (825 words)

  
 BLB Jdg 8
Jdg 8:27 — And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee.
www.blueletterbible.org /tsk_b/Jdg/8/27.html   (826 words)

  
 Daily Radio Broadcast::Gideon's Flawed Legacy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
First of all, Gideon was placing the ephod in Ophrah, which was the wrong place.
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah and slew his brethren, the sons of Jerubbabel, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone.
www.backtothebible.org /broadcasts/radio/today.php/1081?page=6   (1989 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Ophrah: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon...
To be distinguished from the Benjamite Ophrah (Jos 18:23).
the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abi- ezrite, where his son...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Ophrah&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (819 words)

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