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'''Ophrah''' ({{langx|he|עֹפְרָה}}), ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|f|r|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|f|r|ə}}) is a name in the [[Hebrew Bible]] meaning "a [[fawn]]" given to: 
* A city of [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamin]] ({{bibleverse||Joshua|18:23|HE}}), probably identical with Ephron ({{bibleverse|2|Chron|13:19|HE}}) and [[Ephraim in the wilderness|Ephraim]] ({{bibleref|John|11:54}}), the modern [[Palestine (region)|Palestinian]] town of [[Taybeh, Ramallah|Taybeh]]. The [[Israel]]i settlement of [[Ofra]] is close to the site as well. According to [[Epiphanius of Salamis|Epiphanius]], it was situated 5 miles east of the city of [[Bethel]].<ref>''[[On Weights and Measures (Epiphanius)|Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures - The Syriac Version]]'' (ed. James Elmer Dean), University of Chicago Press 1935, p. 72 (section 67)</ref>
* "Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites," a city of [[Tribe of Manasseh|Manasseh]], 6 miles (10&nbsp;km) southwest of [[Shechem]], the residence of [[Gideon]] ({{bibleverse||Judges|6:11|HE}}; {{bibleverse-nb||Judges|8:27,32|HE}}). After his great victory over the [[Midian]]ites, he slew at this place the captive kings ({{bibleverse-nb||Judges|8:18-21|HE}}). He then assumed the function of high priest and sought to make Ophrah what [[Shiloh (Biblical)|Shiloh]] should have been. This thing "became a snare" to Gideon and his house. After Gideon's death, his family resided here until they were put to death by Gideon's son [[Abimelech (Judges)|Abimelech]] ({{bibleverse||Judges|9:5|HE}}). It is identified with [[Fara'ata|Ferata]].
* A grandchild of [[Othniel Ben Kenaz]], mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chr|4:14|HE}}. 

==See also==
*[[Ofer (disambiguation)]]

==References==
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* {{Eastons|title=Ophrah}}

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