Person Old Testament
Epher
Epher was one of the sons of Midian, who was a son of Abraham through Keturah. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 25:4.
Why it matters. Son of Midian and grandson of Abraham.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Epher
Epher is mentioned in the genealogy of Abraham as one of the sons of Midian, who was born to Abraham through his concubine Keturah (Gen.25.4; 1Ch.1.33). Epher is listed among the descendants of Abraham, highlighting the diverse lineage that emerged from the patriarch. The sons of Midian, including Epher, are mentioned after Abraham had sent them away to the east with gifts, separating them from his son Isaac (Gen.25.6). This suggests that Epher and his brothers settled in the region east of Canaan. The genealogy in Chronicles repeats the information from Genesis, confirming Epher's place in the family line (1Ch.1.33). No further details are provided about Epher's life, his specific role, or the people group that may have descended from him. His mention in the genealogies serves to demonstrate the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations and to provide a record of the various branches of Abraham's descendants.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Midian
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.