Ephah was a measure of dry things, containing three sæta, or seahs, equal to about seven gallons and a half English (Ezek. 45:11).
Ephah (weariness, from to faint, to be weary). ―1. A grandson of Abraham whose posterity settled in Arabia, and bore the name of their progenitor (Gen. 25:4; Isa. 60:6). 2. A concubine of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:46). 3. A male of the house of Judah, son of Jandai (1 Chron. 2:47).
Ephai (weary). ―The Netophathite, one of those in the time of Jeremiah not taken captive to Babylon (Jer. 40:8).
Epher (calf, young animal). ―Genesis 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33; 4:17; verse 24.
Ephesus. ―The principal city of the Iconium confederacy on the western coast of Asia Minor, nearly opposite the island of Samos. It is remarkable as one of the principal scenes of St. Paul’s labors. We have also the Church of Ephesus mentioned in Revelation.
Ephesians (epistle to the). ―One of the epistles written by St. Paul during his captivity. On the occasion of St. Paul’s visit to Ephesus “so mightily grew the Word of God” that numbers were converted. “Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.” What a contrast to many who bear the name of Christ in the present day, who will go to places where the company profess to have to do with evil spirits, and others who make no scruple of selling books they know to be contrary to the Word of God, and, when they are exhorted to sell or circulate only such as rightly divide the Word of Truth, they reply that “a bookseller must get anything for which he is asked.” Yea, they even quote Scripture when young Christians have their consciences exercised, and say, “Let every man wherein he is called therein abide; “omitting the end of the verse, with God.” This unsound reasoning would have justified any of the converts at Ephesus, who were employed to make shrines for the goddess Diana, to have continued their unholy calling, and thus mock God, who they professed sent His Son to deliver them from this present evil world.
Ephlal (justice, from to judge). ―Father of Obed (1 Chron. 2:37).