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Who was Ophrah in the Bible?

There are two places named Ophrah mentioned in the Bible: Ophrah of Manasseh: This Ophrah was the hometown of Gideon, one of the judges of Israel (Judg. 6:11). Ophrah appears in 5 verses of the Bible.

What does the Bible say about Ophrah?

There are two places named Ophrah mentioned in the Bible: Ophrah of Manasseh: This Ophrah was the hometown of Gideon, one of the judges of Israel (Judg. 6:11). It was here that the Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and commissioned him to deliver Israel from the Midianites (Judg. 6:11-24). Gideon built an altar to the Lord in Ophrah and destroyed the altar of Baal (Judg. 6:24-27). After his victory over the Midianites, Gideon made an ephod from the spoils of war and placed it in Ophrah, which became a snare to him and his family (Judg. 8:27). Gideon died and was buried in Ophrah (Judg. 8:32). Later, Gideon's son Abimelech killed his seventy brothers in Ophrah (Judg. 9:5). The exact location of this Ophrah is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region of Manasseh, west of the Jordan River. Ophrah of Issachar: This Ophrah was a town allotted to the tribe of Issachar during the division of the Promised Land (Josh. 19:19). It is listed along with other towns in the region, such as Jezreel, Chesulloth, and Shunem. Its location is unknown.

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Ophrah appear in the Bible?

Ophrah is referenced in 5 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Judges 5

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Ophrah.

GideonJoashLORDJotham

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Ophrah?

Ophrah appears in 5 verses, all of them in Judges.

Which books of the Bible mention Ophrah?

Just one: Judges.

Where can I read every verse about Ophrah?

This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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