Sepia. Show Hide. Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. Night. because (1) Joshua commands the people “to clear ground” (Josh 17:15) and (2) Absalom’s rebellion ended with his head caught in a tree. The map below shows this area, as well as identifying the tribal allotment of Ephraim west of the Jordan, and the location of David’s city of refuge at Mahanaim. David’s men slew the rebellious lot and pursued them into the wood. Hosea 11:8 | View whole chapter | See verse in context How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? 17040 Hwy 1 123f. Your email address will not be published. Join me and see that the word says *the wood* devoured people. They come from many sources and are not checked.
…the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the LORD’S and He will give you into our hands.
This cannot refer to the valley of Rephaim, for that was in the territory already allotted to Judah (Josh 15).
The first, which may seem unrelated, is the word Rephaim. It may be that Ephraim later lost this woodland east of Jordan to Jephthah and the Gileadites (Judg 12:1-15), but that the name stuck. 83, 93), it prob. So how did this area, which is located outside the tribal allotment of Ephraim, become known as the “forest of Ephraim”? The ‘Wood of Ephraim’ was mentioned only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 18:6-17).
One can imagine the challenges Absalom’s army faced as they fought in such unfamiliar and harsh terrain. The Bible says, *“and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured”. Forest in the mountains of Gilead, north of the Jabbok River. Add Bookmark. So where did the battle take place?
Ephraim, Wood of. Its association with Mahanaim (2 Sam 17:27), formerly Eshbaal’s Trans-Jordanian capital (2 Sam 2:8, 9), firmly establishes this location. However, they complained to Joshua about the lack of land given them, to which he responded, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you” (Jos 17:15). tr. Most of this area was completely deforested during the Middle Ages, but the region is rugged enough that trees are once again taking a foothold, and some of the area is once again forested. 聖經地理 馬自毅編著 上海學林出版社 2005.7 Default. Originally this territory was granted to “the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh” (Josh 17:17). Both of these characteristics seem to fit the description of the battle, in which “the forest devoured more people than the sword” (2 Sam 8:8). LXX Lucian may have changed the text of 2 Samuel 8:6 to “the forest of Mahanaim” to modernize or clarify its location. “forest” has widely divergent meaning (D. Baly, The Geography of the Bible [1957], pp. Mountainous region of the “forest of Ephraim” near Wadi al-Yabis in Gilead. "EPHRAIM WOOD OF" in the KJV Bible. One may think the ‘Wood of Ephraim’ should be in the land of Ephraim that lies on the west side of the Jordan River. It is difficult to navigate through even today. Our filming team found a rugged highland on the north side of Mahanaim. Manley NE 68403 New International Version (NIV), Encyclopedia of The Bible – Forest (Woods) of Ephraim. Absalom, King David’s third son, formed a rebellious uprising coalition against David. Copyright © 2012~2018, Spring of Water International Ministries, California, USA. office@crossroadsbible.net. He was left hanging by his hair. The second clue comes from Joshua’s allotment for the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, recorded in Joshua 16-17. Theme. Southern Gilead is composed of some very rugged terrain, and even today much of it is forested. ; ; C. E. Burnes, Israel’s Settlements in Canaan [London, 1919], pp. Two statements in Joshua 17:15 found in the MT support the first view: (1) “the land of Rephaim” (“giants” KJV) is a typical expression for Trans-Jordan (see Valley of Rephaim), and (2) “the forest” is placed in juxtaposition with Mount Ephraim clearly in Cis-Jordan. This identification is bolstered by the statement that Absalom’s army camped “in the land of Gilead” as they prepared for battle against David (2 Sam 17:26). * This year I’ve decided to just believe the word of God as it is.