Hepher
Hepher was a son of Gilead and ancestor of the Hepherite clan in the tribe of Manasseh.
The name Hepher means “a digger”
MaleTribe of ManassehEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:32; referred to as Hepher (חֵ֫פֶר) or Hepherite (חֶפְרִי); son of Gilead; a brother of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem and Shemida; father of Zelophehad.
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- …the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.
- Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
- So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
- But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.