June 4, 2024

THE TRIBE OF EPHRAIM
"They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them:
I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to (of) Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob,
and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he."
Jeremiah 31:9 - 11

"Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a 'jew' or to call a contemporary jew an 'Israelite' or a 'Hebrew'."
1980 Jewish Almanac, page 3

The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau." Indeed, YAHWEH has spoken.
Obadiah 1:18

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
Genesis 3:15