[See Twelve Tribes of Israel]
This is a tribe composed of the descendants of Ephraim, the grandson of Jacob and the second son of Joseph.
Jeroboam I, who rebelled during the reign of Solomon and fled to Egypt, was a man of the tribe of Ephraim. After Solomon's death, when the kingdom was divided into Southern Judah and Northern Israel, he became the king of Northern Israel.
1 Kings 11:26Solomon’s servant Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother was a widow named Zeruah, also rebelled against the king.
For that reason, it was also recorded as the representative of the tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Isaiah 11:13Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.
Hosea 5:5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their sin; Judah also falls with them.
[See Land Distribution]