Epher

Epher ( ʿĒp̄er) was a descendant of Abraham mentioned in the book of Genesis as the second son of Midian and, therefore, a grandson of Abraham through his wife Keturah.

According to the Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus, the descendants of Epher migrated westward and eventually conquered present-day Northwest Africa. Josephus claimed that the name 'Africa' itself was derived etymologically from the name Epher.