Ephrath

Ephrath (Ef´rath)

1 A place on the way to which Rachel was buried (Gen 35:16). It was located in the territory of Benjamin (1Sam 10:2) near Ramah (Jer 31:15), and thus it was not Bethlehem. 2 A place identified with Bethlehem (Gen 35:19; Gen 48:7) and spelled Ephrathah in Ruth 4:11; Ps 132:6; and Mic 5:1. 3 The wife of Caleb (1Chr 2:9); spelled with feminine ending in 1Chr 2:50 and 1Chr 4:4. 4 A Hebrew word the adjectival form of which, Ephrathite (1Sam 17:12), also designates an Ephraimite (Judg 12:5; 1Sam 1:1; 1Kgs 11:26).

Gen 35:16

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1Sam 10:2

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Jer 31:15

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Gen 35:19

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Gen 48:7

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Ruth 4:11

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Ps 132:6

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Mic 5:1

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1Chr 2:9

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1Chr 2:50

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1Chr 4:4

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1Sam 17:12

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Judg 12:5

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1Sam 1:1

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1Kgs 11:26

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