Mount Ephraim
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Mount Ephraim - the central mountainous district of
Palestine occupied by the\ntribe of Ephraim (Josh. 17:15; 19:50; 20:7), extending from\n
Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In
Joshua's time (Josh. 17:18)\nthese hills were densely wooded. They were intersected by\nwell-watered, fertile valleys, referred to in Jer. 50:19. Joshua\nwas buried at Timnath-heres among the mountains of Ephraim, on\nthe north side of the hill of Gaash (Judg. 2:9). This region is\nalso called the "mountains of Israel" (Josh. 11:21) and the\n"mountains of Samaria" (Jer. 31:5, 6:
Amos 3:9).
From
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)