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Ephraim played an important role in Israelite history. Joshua was an Ephraimite (Joshua 19:50 ). Samuel was an Ephraimite (1 Samuel 1:1 ). Jeroboam I was an Ephraimite (1 Kings 12:25 ). The important sanctuary at Shiloh was located in the territory of Ephraim. From the eighth century B.C., Ephraim was often used as a designation for Israel (Isaiah 11:13; Jeremiah 7:15; Hosea 5:13 ). See Tribes of Israel; Patriarchs.