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Zohar

Mentioned 1859–1820 BC traditional (Jones)

The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Child
Ephron
Tagged in
2 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Zohar, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: Machpelah1
  2. possible location: Mamre1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1884–1795 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Genesis2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBZohar 5
KJVZohar 4
ASVZohar 4

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Every verse

All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis2 verses
  1. 23:8

    “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

  2. 25:9

    His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8).