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Epher
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Epher (also Ephera'im or Effrain , ( Hebrew : עֵפֶר ʿĒp̄er )) was a grandson of Abraham , according to Gen. 25:4, whose descendants, Jewish historian Flavius Josephus claimed, had invaded Libya . Josephus also claimed that Epher's name was the etymological root of the continent Africa . According to the Bible , he was a son of Midian . According to Cleodemus Malchus , Epher's daughter married Hercules .
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