Eusebius, Onomasticon 86:1-2 (ca. 295 A.D.); Jerome 87:1-2 (ca. 390 A.D.)
Ephron (Jos 15:9) in the tribe of Judah. And today it is a very large village called Ephraea, north of Jerusalem at the 21st milestone.
Eusebius, Onomasticon 90:18-19 (ca. 295 A.D.); Jerome 91:24-25 (ca. 390 A.D.)
Ephraim 'near the wilderness' (John 11:54) where Jesus went 'with his disciples': it is also mentioned above, under the heading Ephron.
Josephus, War 4,551 (1st cent. A.D.)
So he went up to the mountainous country, and took those two toparchies that were called the Gophnitick and Acrabattene toparchies. After which he took Bethel and Ephraim, two small cities; and when he had put garrisons into them, he rode as far as Jerusalem, in which march he took many prisoners, and many captives.