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Hepher

Hepher (Biblical Place • 32.367°N, 34.883°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:17 , 1 Kgs 4:10 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to King David & the Davidic Covenant —Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Hepher (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:17 , 1 Kgs 4:10 .) Gath-hepher (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:13 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .) Mount Shepher (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:23 , Num 33:24 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Numbers 26:32 : "And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher , the family of the Hepherites."; 1 Chronicles 11:36 : " Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,"; Joshua 12:17 : "The king of Tappuah , one; the king of Hepher, one;". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezekiel 34 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 34 (31 verses)), Numbers 27 ( Numbers • Chapter 27 (23 verses)), Joshua 17 ( Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

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Hepher
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Biblical Place • 32.367°N, 34.883°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:17 , 1 Kgs 4:10 .

Gath-hepher
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Biblical Place • 32.739°N, 35.328°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:13 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .

Mount Shepher
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Biblical Place • Mount Hor 1 • 30.317°N, 35.407°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:23 , Num 33:24 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).

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Book of Micah
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Micah exposing social injustice and religious bribery among Judah 's leaders, anticipating exile yet heralding a Shepherd-Ruler born in Bethlehem who executes justice and loves mercy.

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ποιμήν
poimen (poimḗn) [poy-mane']
G4166 Greek noun masculine 18x
a shepherd

Primary meaning: a shepherd. Strong's: a shepherd (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: a shepherd : Mt 9:36 25:32 26:31 (LXX) , Mk 6:34 14:27 , Lk 2:8 , 15 , 18 , 20 , Jo 10:2 , 12 . Metaph., of Christ; Jo 10:11 , 14 , 16 , He 13:20 , I Pe 2:25 ; of Christian pastors, Eph 4:11 (cf. Hom., Il. , i, 263, ποιμένα λαῶν ).†

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
ποιμαίνω
poimaino (poimaínō) [poy-mah'-ee-no]
G4165 Greek verb 11x
to act as shepherd, tend, to tend

Primary meaning: to act as shepherd, tend, to tend, shepherd. Strong's: to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser). Lexical nuances: to act as shepherd , tend flocks: Lk 17:7 ; c. acc., ποίμνην , I Co 9:7 . Metaph., to tend , shepherd , govern : c. acc., Mt 2:6 (LXX) , Jo 21:16 , Ac 20:28 , I Pe 5:2 , Ju 12 , Re 2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15 .†

Derivation: from G4166 (ποιμήν);
Ezekiel 34
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Ezekiel • Chapter 34 (31 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel , prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye ea... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David .

Numbers 27
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Numbers • Chapter 27 (23 verses)

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 . And they stood before Mo... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Moses , Eleazar , Hepher , Gilead , Tirzah , Abarim , Zin 1 .

Joshua 17
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Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .

Zechariah 11
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Zechariah • Chapter 11 (17 verses)

Open thy doors, O Lebanon , that the fire may devour thy cedars. Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan ; for the forest of the vintage is come down. There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spo... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Lebanon , Bashan , Jordan .

Gustave Doré — David Victorious over Goliath (1866)
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The shepherd youth David standing triumphantly over the fallen Philistine champion in the Valley of Elah .

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
John 10
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John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .

Michelangelo — David (Galleria dell'Accademia)
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The quintessential Renaissance marble statue of the youthful shepherd David gazing toward Goliath.

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
Psalms 80
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Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel , thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be sa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Ephraim , Benjamin , Manasseh , Egypt .

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Overview of Ezekiel 33 –48 unveiling future hope through the Good Shepherd, resurrection in the valley of dry bones, defeat of Gog of Magog , and a new cosmic Temple flowing with living water.

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Psalms 23
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Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

שֵׁבֶט
sebet (šēḇeṭ) [SHEH-vet]
H7626 Hebrew noun masculine 190x
scepter, rod, staff, tribe

Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to branch off.
1 Kings 4
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1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)

So king Solomon was king over all Israel . And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah , the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zadok , Ahoah (or Ahiah), Ephraim , Makaz , Shaalbim , Elon , Soco .

דָּוִד
Dawid (Dāwîḏ) [daw-VEED]
H1732 Hebrew proper noun 1075x
David, beloved (Davidic Covenant)

David; shepherd, psalmist, anointed king of Israel with whom God made an unconditional everlasting covenant (2 Samuel 7, Psalm 89); prime type of the Messiah.

Derivation: From דּוֹד (H1730) beloved.
1 Chronicles 4
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (43 verses)

The sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel , and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their ... Mentions: Judah , Hezron , Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Jahath, Gedor , Etam 1 , Jezreel 2 , Penuel , Gedor 1 .

1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel • Chapter 25 (44 verses)

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah . And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran . And there was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he had... Mentions: Samuel , David , Abigail , Caleb , Jesse , Ramah 1 , Paran , Maon , Carmel , Jezreel 2 .

Amos 1
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Amos • Chapter 1 (15 verses)

The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake. And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion , and utter his voice ... Mentions: Amos , Jacob/Israel, Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Joash , Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus .

Jeremiah 6
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Jeremiah • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate ... Mentions: Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tekoa , Zion , Sheba .

Isaiah 31
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Isaiah • Chapter 31 (9 verses)

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel , neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will no... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Zion , Jerusalem .

1 Chronicles 11
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 11 (47 verses)

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron , saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Isra... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Samuel , Jerusalem , Jebus , Zion , Millo .

1 Peter 5
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1 Peter • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ , and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for fil... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Babylon .

Isaiah 38
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Isaiah • Chapter 38 (22 verses)

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, And said,... Mentions: Hezekiah, Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria .

Luke 2
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Luke • Chapter 2 (52 verses)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria .) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Mentions: Joseph , David , Mary , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Syria , Galilee , Nazareth , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

Isaiah 40
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Isaiah • Chapter 40 (31 verses)

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem , and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon .

Ecclesiastes 12
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 12 (14 verses)

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: In the day whe...

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Authentic monophonic plainsong performance of the angelic chant Gloria in Excelsis Deo echoing the angels' song in Luke 2:14 .

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Numbers 26
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Numbers • Chapter 26 (65 verses)

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to... Mentions: Moses , Eleazar , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Jordan , Jericho , Egypt , Hezron .

Jeremiah 50
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Jeremiah • Chapter 50 (46 verses)

The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idol... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Babylon, Zion , Chaldea , Assyria , Carmel .

Joshua 19
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Joshua • Chapter 19 (51 verses)

And the second lot came forth to Simeon , even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah . And they had in their inheritance Beer–sheba, or Sheba , and Moladah , And Hazar–shual, and ... Mentions: Simeon, Judah , Zebulun , Japhia , Issachar , Sheba , Moladah , Balah , Ezem , Eltolad .

Scripture Passages (24)

And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher , the family of the Hepherites.

Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

The king of Tappuah , one; the king of Hepher , one;

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Soco , and all the land of Hepher :

And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher , and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah .

And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gath –hepher, to Eth–kazin, and goeth out to Rimmon –methoar to Neah ;

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 .

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 .

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 .

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus , that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem , and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

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