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The Tribe of Ephraim holds a significant place among the tribes of Israel, being one of the two tribes descended from Joseph, the son of Jacob, through his son Ephraim. Ephraim, along with his brother Manasseh, was adopted by Jacob as his own sons, thus receiving a portion of the inheritance among the tribes of Israel (Genesis 48:5).

In the context of numbering the people, the Tribe of Ephraim was represented by a leader chosen to assist in the census of the Israelites. This census was commanded by God to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, as recorded in the Book of Numbers. The purpose of this census was to organize the Israelites for their journey and to prepare them for potential military engagements as they moved towards the Promised Land.

The individual selected from the Tribe of Ephraim for this task was Elishama son of Ammihud. Elishama was appointed as the leader of the tribe during the census, as noted in Numbers 1:10: "from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur." Elishama's role was crucial in ensuring that the tribe was accurately counted and represented among the other tribes of Israel.

The tribe's numbers were significant, reflecting its importance and strength among the Israelites. According to the census, the number of men from the Tribe of Ephraim who were able to go to war was recorded as 40,500 (Numbers 1:33). This figure highlights the tribe's substantial contribution to the collective military strength of Israel.

The Tribe of Ephraim, through its representative Elishama, played a vital role in the organization and mobilization of the Israelites during their wilderness journey. This involvement underscores the tribe's prominence and the fulfillment of Jacob's blessing over Ephraim, where he prophesied that Ephraim's descendants would become a "multitude of nations" (Genesis 48:19).

Throughout the biblical narrative, the Tribe of Ephraim continued to hold a place of influence and leadership among the tribes of Israel, often being associated with the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. The selection of Elishama to number the people is a testament to the tribe's early significance and enduring legacy within the history of Israel.

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Numbers 1:10
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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Of the Eternal Election, by which God Has Predestinated Some to ...
... less insolently when it hears that there are three persons in the ... tabernacle of Joseph,
and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: but chose the tribe of Judah ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 21 of the eternal.htm

The First Part
... and receiving its name from the first tribe of its cohort ... from the blessing of Judah
and Ephraim, the writers ... a multitude of very well-sighted persons, and full ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the first part .htm

Translated from the Greek.
... of God, nor cut off "the chariots of Ephraim, and the ... man by the way," [2910] which
simple persons think the ... and the remaining two, along with the tribe of Levi ...
/.../origen/origen de principiis/translated from the greek.htm

The Marvels of Holy Scripture, --Moral and Physical. --Jael's Deed ...
... made their settlement amid the Royal tribe of Judah ... Only some of Ephraim, Benjamin,
and Manasseh [602 ... Anyhow, since certain persons have adopted this course, I ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon vii the marvels of.htm

In Judaea
... and they mix up different events and persons in Gospel ... was not reckoned to belong
to any tribe in particular ... had died in the possession of Ephraim, and been ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 5 in judaea.htm

The Iranian Conquest
... of perfect purity in their persons, their altars ... with the government of a mountain
tribe dwelling to ... and Nergal-sharuzur for this purpose selected from their ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm

Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
... the incidents he gives are carefully selected, apt and ... to be circulated,*** till
a scribe of Ephraim, who flourished ... came in time to form a tribe by themselves ...
/.../chapter iitiglath-pileser iii and the.htm

Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... Also when she was in Mount Ephraim she made pilgrimages ... shewn to-day, and where the
tribe of Benjamin ... this story not because I approve of persons rashly taking ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cviii to eustochium.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one ... The tribe of Dan at
length became weary of these ... Michah in the hill-country of Ephraim and lodged ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

The Barren Fig-Tree;
... The beautiful parable from which Bunyan selected his text, represents ... O my brethren,
'what manner of persons ought we to ... the son of Zera, of the tribe of Judah ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the barren fig-tree.htm