Bible Strands
Judges 18:13
And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative tracks the Danite scouts as they depart their camp near Kiriath-jearim and move into the hill country of Ephraim to locate Micah’s dwelling.
The words — הַר־ אֶפְרָיִם (har-'efra.yim) = hill country of Ephraim [H2022, H669]; בֵּית (beit) = [the] house of [H1004].
The thread — This location directly continues Judges 17:1, where Micah is first introduced from the hill country of Ephraim, and mirrors Joshua 24:30 and Joshua 24:33, where the same region functions as the burial ground for Joshua and Eleazar.
Why it lands — The verse records a geographic transition that positions the Danites at Micah’s house, setting the factual stage for the five spies to report the presence of an ephod and graven images in Judges 18:14.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Cross-references
- Joshua 24:30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
- Joshua 24:33 Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
- Judges 17:1 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
- Judges 18:2 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
- Judges 19:1 Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.