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ATS Bible Dictionary

Ephrath

Or EPHRATAH

1. The second wife of Caleb, and mother of Hur, 1 Chronicles 2:19; supposed by some to have given her name to the city of Ephrath or Beth-lehem, 1 Chronicles 2:50,51 4:4. Compare Genesis 35:16,19. Elimelech was an Ephrathite of Bethlehem, Ruth 1:2 4:11; so also was David, 1 Samuel 17:12.

2. A name of Ephraim and Ephreimites, 1 Samuel 1:1 1 Kings 11:26 Psalm 132:6.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EPHRATH; EPHRATHAH

ef'-rath, e'-frath, ef'-ra-tha, ef-ra'-tha ('ephrath; Ephratha; Genesis 35:16; Genesis 48:7); ('ephrathah, in the other references: Joshua 15:59 (in added verse of Septuagint only); Ruth 4:11 1 Chronicles 2:19, 24, 50; Psalm 132:6 Micah 5:2, the King James Version "Ephratah"):

The name either of Bethlehem itself or of a district in which Bethlehem was situated. A man of this place was called an Ephrathite (Ruth 1:2 1 Samuel 17:12). It is held by many authorities that the Ephrath where Rachel was buried (Genesis 35:16; Genesis 48:7) was a different place, the words "the same is Bethlehem" being a gloss. The reading in Psalm 132:6 is doubtful; the Revised Version, margin has "Ephraim."

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

672. Ephrath -- an Israelite woman, also the name of several ...
Ephrath or Ephrathah. 671b, 672. Ephrath or Ephrathah. 673 . an Israelite
woman, also the name of several places in Palestine. ...
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673. Ephrathi -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of ...
... Ephrathi. 674 . a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of Ephrath.
Transliteration: Ephrathi Phonetic Spelling: (ef-rawth-ee') Short Definition: ...
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3613. Kaleb Ephrathah -- the place where Hezron died
... ephrathah. Word Origin from Kaleb and Ephrath Definition the place where Hezron
died NASB Word Usage Caleb-ephrathah (1). Caleb-ephrathah. ...
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Library

Chapter xxxv
... And they departed from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath,
Rachel brought forth a child and had great difficulties in the birth. ...
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The Birth of Jesus.
... xvii.12], which is called Bethlehem [Meaning "house of bread." It was the later
or Jewish name for the old Canaanitish village of Ephrath, the Ephrath near ...
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The Incarnation and Birth of Christ
... to the 35th of Genesis you will find it said in the 16th verse""And they journeyed
from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel ...
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Chapter xxxiv
... And they departed from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath,
Rachel brought forth a child and had great difficulties in the birth. ...
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Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King.
... Its old name, Ephrath, meant "the fruitful." Bethlehem means "house of bread." Its
modern name, Beitlaham, means "house of meat." It was the home of Boaz and ...
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Here Beginneth the Life of Isaac
... place Bethel. He went thence and came in veer time unto the land that goeth
to Ephrath, in which place Rachel bare a son. And the ...
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Two Retrospects of one Life
... delivered from all evil, he recurs to the central sorrow of his life; and speaks,
though in calm words, of that day when he buried Rachel by 'Ephrath, which is ...
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Thesaurus

Ephrath (9 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EPHRATH; EPHRATHAH. ... Multi-Version Concordance Ephrath
(9 Occurrences). Genesis 35:16 They traveled from Bethel. ...
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Caleb-Ephrath (1 Occurrence)
Caleb-Ephrath. Caleb-Ephratah, Caleb-Ephrath. Calebephrathah .
Multi-Version Concordance Caleb-Ephrath (1 Occurrence). ...
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Eph'rathah (6 Occurrences)
... The LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which
two did build the house of Israel; and do thou worthily in Ephrath, and be ...
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Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)
... It was originally called Ephrath (Genesis 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). ... Genesis
35:19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem). ...
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Ephrathah (6 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EPHRATH; EPHRATHAH. ef'-rath, e'-frath,
ef'-ra-tha, ef-ra'-tha ('ephrath; Ephratha; Genesis 35:16 ...
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Beth-lehem (49 Occurrences)
... was? (BBE). Genesis 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (
the same is Beth-lehem ). (ASV BBE JPS WBS). Genesis ...
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Buried (125 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 35:19 Rachel died, and
was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem). ...
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Rachel (42 Occurrences)
... As they journeyed on from Bethel, Rachel died in giving birth to Benjamin (35:18,
19), and was buried "in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. ...
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Distance (75 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Genesis 35:16 They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance
to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor. ...
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Overtook (35 Occurrences)
... Genesis 48:7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the
way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest ...
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Bible Concordance

Ephrath (9 Occurrences)

Genesis 35:16 They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 35:19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 48:7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ruth 4:11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:19 Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:24 After that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Psalms 132:6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Ephrath

Related Terms

Caleb-Ephrath (1 Occurrence)

Eph'rathah (6 Occurrences)

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

Ephrathah (6 Occurrences)

Beth-lehem (49 Occurrences)

Buried (125 Occurrences)

Rachel (42 Occurrences)

Distance (75 Occurrences)