Ophrah

Overview

• Type: Town
• Testament: Old
• Modern Location: Often associated with the territory of Manasseh; exact location debated

Biblical Significance

Ophrah is Gideon’s hometown, the place of his calling, altar destruction, and later ephod.

Key Events

• Gideon’s Calling — Gideon is called while hiding from Midian
• Gideon’s Ephod — Gideon’s ephod becomes a snare

Key People Associated

• Gideon — Judge from Ophrah
• Abimelech — Gideon’s son

Important Verses

“Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom…” — Judges 6:24

Cross-References

• Judges

Notes

Ophrah holds both Gideon’s faithful beginning and compromised ending.