Bethel was an important centre for Jeroboam's Golden Calf cult ( which used non-Levites as priests ), located on Israel's southern border, which had been allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua, as was Ephron, which is believed to be the Ophrah that was allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua.

When Harry Met Sally … is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner.

Eventually, Ephron and Reiner realized that it would be a more appropriate ending for them to marry, though they admit that this is generally not a realistic outcome.

But what makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan.

Ephron is believed to be the Ophrah that was also allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua.

Ephron is believed to be the Ophrah that was also allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua.

Abraham then requested that Ephron the Hittite, the son of Zohar, give him the cave of Machpelah, in the end of his field, " for as much money as it is worth ".

< BLOCKQUOTE > Genesis 25: 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife .</ BLOCKQUOTE >

< BLOCKQUOTE > Genesis 49: 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

Nora Ephron, the writer of This Is My Life said Kavner, " has so little vanity that it is almost shocking.

Journalist Nora Ephron wrote that she had loved the novel when she was 18 but admitted that she " missed the point ," which she suggested is largely subliminal sexual metaphor.

Ephron wrote that she decided upon re-reading that " it is better read when one is young enough to miss the point.

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Nora Ephron.

Her sister Hallie Ephron is a journalist, book reviewer, and novelist who writes crime fiction.

He is the father of Max and Jacob Bernstein, his two children with Ephron.

Ephron is believed to be the Ophrah that was also allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua.

One of them ( Ephron ) is labeled " the Hittite ", several times.

8: And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight ; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 9: That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field ; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

In the last several years, Mrs. Carpenter's lectureship in the College of Liberal Arts has brought President Bill Clinton, President Gerald Ford, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jehan Sadat, Maya Angelou, Bill Moyers, Jane Goodall, and writers such as Betty Friedan, Nora Ephron, Shana Alexander, and Jean Auel and nationally known humorists such as Fannie Flagg and Carol Channing.

An interview Ephron conducted with Reiner provided the basis for Harry.

Ephron received a British Academy Film Award, an Oscar nomination, and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for her screenplay.

Reiner pitched an idea for a film that Ephron rejected.

During the screenwriting process when Ephron would not feel like writing, she would interview people who worked for the production company.

Nora Ephron received an Oscar nomination and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for her screenplay.

The film was also nominated for five Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Reiner for Best Director – Motion Picture, Billy Crystal for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Meg Ryan for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Nora Ephron for Best Screenplay.

In 2010 at the 1st Annual 20 / 20 Awards the film was nominated for Best Picture, and Nora Ephron was again nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

It was released on DVD for the first time on January 9, 2001, and included an audio commentary by Reiner, a 35-minute " Making Of " documentary featuring interviews with Reiner, Ephron, Crystal, and Ryan, seven deleted scenes, and a music video for " It Had To Be You " by Harry Connick, Jr. A Collector's Edition DVD was released on January 15, 2008, including a new audio commentary with Reiner, Ephron, and Crystal, eight deleted scenes, all new featurettes ( It All Started Like This, Stories Of Love, When Rob Met Billy, Billy On Harry, I Love New York, What Harry Meeting Sally Meant, So Can Men And Women Really Be Friends?

The first was purchased by Abraham for Sarah from Ephron the Hittite ( Gen. 23: 20 ).

( verse 9 ) After Ephron confirmed that he would give the cave, in verse 11, Abraham further requested that he give him the field for money, in verse 13.

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were < U > made sure </ U > Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city .</ BLOCKQUOTE >

They include mountain climbers ( Heidi Howkins, class of 1989, the only woman to lead expeditions to both Everest and K-2 ), authors ( such as Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, class of 1914, pen name Carolyn Keene ), astronomers ( including Annie Jump Cannon, class of 1884, who developed the well-known Harvard Classification of stars based upon temperature ), screenwriters, ( including Nora Ephron, class of 1962, famous for such films as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle ), journalists ( Linda Wertheimer, class of 1965, Lynn Sherr, class of 1963, Diane Sawyer, class of 1967, and Cokie Roberts, class of 1964, being a few notable examples ), entrepreneurs ( including Robin Chase, class of 1980, the co-founder of ZipCar ), mathematicians ( Winifred Edgerton Merrill, class of 1883, was the first woman to ever receive a PhD in mathematics ), judges ( including Jane Bolin, class of 1928, the first African-American woman to become a judge, and current federal appeals judges Reena Raggi, Amalya Kearse, and Susan P. Graber ).

Sally was based on Ephron and some of her friends.

Sally was based on Ephron and some of her friends.

Ephron still received letters from people obsessed with the film and still has " people who say to me all the time, ' I was having a Harry-and-Sally relationship with him or her '.

Abraham buried her in the Cave of the Patriarchs ( also called the Cave of Machpelah ), near Hebron which he had purchased, along with the adjoining field, from Ephron the Hittite and laid her to rest in the cave.

According to the book of Genesis, Abraham purchased the plot of land for her tomb from a man named Ephron the Hittite.

She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally .... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron.

Ephron was born in New York City, eldest of four daughters in a Jewish family, and grew up in Beverly Hills ; her parents, Henry and Phoebe Ephron, were both East Coast-born and raised screenwriters.

Ephron had an infant son, Jacob, and was pregnant with her second son, Max, in 1979 when she found out the news of Bernstein's affair with their mutual friend, married British politician Margaret Jay.

Ephron was married for more than 20 years to screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, until her death.

In this position, Ephron made a name for herself by taking on subjects as wide-ranging as Dorothy Schiff, her former boss and owner of the Post ; Betty Friedan, whom she chastised for pursuing a feud with Gloria Steinem ; and her alma mater Wellesley, which she said had turned out a generation of " docile " women.

The Ephron-Bernstein script was not used in the end, but was seen by someone who offered Ephron her first screenwriting job, for a television movie.

For many years, Ephron was among only a handful of people in the world claiming to know the identity of Deep Throat, the source for news articles written by her husband Carl Bernstein during the Watergate scandal.

In her most recent book, I Remember Nothing ( 2010 ), Ephron left clues that something was wrong or that she was sick.

Bernstein and his second wife, Nora Ephron, already had an infant son, Jacob, and she was pregnant with their second son, Max, in 1979 when she learned of her husband's affair with Jay.

* Heartburn ( 1986 ), finds Meryl Streep's character taking refuge in her father's spacious apartment at the Apthorp on 79th Street and Broadway after her marriage fails ; author Nora Ephron, on whose novel the film was based, was an Apthorp resident at the time.

Journalist Nora Ephron wrote, " In the months since the Watergate hearings began, she has become her father's ... First Lady in practice if not in fact.

However, he put his elbow through the canvas while showing it to his guests, including the screenwriter Nora Ephron and her husband Nick Pileggi, the broadcaster Barbara Walters, the art dealer Serge Sorokko and his wife, the model Tatiana Sorokko, the New York socialite Louise Grunwald and the lawyer David Boies and his wife, Mary.

Ephron left her with all the tasks on the shore while he dealt with those at sea.