Williams College, and Williamstown, Massachusetts, are named for Colonel Ephraim Williams, a hero of the French and Indian War.
These pages refer to every Ephraim that I've been able to contact on the Internet, in case you're looking for some other one than me. If you know of another Ephraim who's active on the Internet but not listed here, please send me mail.
Ephraim (E phra im ; <y3> fr <y3> <en> <x2> m, <y3> fr <x2> m ) n.
1 n. [Person] the younger son of Joseph. Gen. 41:52.
2 n. the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him. Gen. 48:1.
3 n. [Country] the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine,
including ten of the twelve tribes.
D8: ^D Judah ^A ( def. 3 )
4 n. [Given Name] a boy's given name.
Etymology: Hebrew Ephrajim "very fruitful"
The original Ephraim was the second son of Joseph (Genesis
41:52). The fate of
the Ephraimites, one of the lost
tribes, has long been the subject of speculation. The first
Ephraim was followed much later by St.
Ephraim of Syria (St. Ephrem the Syrian).
Williams
College, and Williamstown,
Massachusetts, are named for Colonel Ephraim Williams, a hero of the
French and Indian
War.
Ephraim
Curtis Middle School is one of the Sudbury Public Schools, in Sudbury,
Massachusetts. According to Sudbury's town history,
Ephraim Curtis led several military raids during the French and Indian
War.
Colonel Ephraim
Brevard, a signer of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, is remembered by Brevard, North Carolina,
seat of Transylvania
County.
Ephraim,
Utah, is the home of Snow
College and KAGJ-FM. Ephraim's history
is detailed in the Utah
History Encyclopedia.
Ephraim, Wisconsin is a
small, scenic town in Door
County. You can learn much more about it in the video Door County:
Traditions of a Rugged Pioneer Past.
Sterling Allan's Greater Things site offers numerological
information and links relating to the Tribe of Ephraim, the town
of Ephraim, Utah, and various other Ephraims.
Berlin's Ephraim-Palais
is a museum with exhibitions of art from different times. It is named
for Veitel Heine Ephraim, court jeweler to Frederick the Great of
Prussia.
