(doubly fruitful). (1) Second son of Joseph (Gen. 41:52). Obtained Jacob’s blessing (Gen. 48:8-20). Tribe numerous (Num. 1:33; 26:37). Allotment as in Joshua 16:1-10. (2) Site of Absalom’s sheep-farm (2 Sam. 13:23). (3) Place to which Christ retired (John 11:54). (4) A gate of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chron. 25:23; Neh. 8:16; 12:39). (5) “Mount of,” in Ephraim (1 Sam. 1:1). (6) The “wood of,” east of Jordan (2 Sam. 18:6).