Category:Ophrah

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Ophrah - (1.) A fawn. 1 Chronicles 4:14. Id. (2.) A city of Benjamin (Joshua 18:23); probably identical with Ephron (2 Chronicles 13:19) and Ephraim (John 11:54). (3.) "Of the Abi-ezrites." A city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west of Shechem, the residence of Gideon (Judges 6:11; Judges 8:27, Judges 8:32). After his great victory over the Midianites, he slew at this place the captive kings (Judges 8:18). He then assumed the function of high priest, and sought to make Ophrah what Shiloh should have been. This thing "became a snare" to Gideon and his house. After Gideon's death his family resided here till they were put to death by Abimelech (Judges 9:5). It is identified with Ferata.