Ephrath
Sign in to savethumb | right Ephrath, Ephrathah and Ephratah are variant spellings of the same Hebrew name () mentioned in the Bible. Ephrath usually refers to the ancient name for Bethlehem in Judah. It originally referred to the region around Bethlehem and was later identified with the town itself. (Genesis 35:19, Micah 5:2). A person from Ephrath is called an Ephrathite (as a geographic tribal designation; 1 Sam 17:12; Ruth 1:2).
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- Biblical place
- Personal name
- Locations named after Ephrath
- References
thumb | right Ephrath, Ephrathah and Ephratah are variant spellings of the same Hebrew name () mentioned in the Bible. Ephrath usually refers to the ancient name for Bethlehem in Judah. It originally referred to the region around Bethlehem and was later identified with the town itself. (Genesis 35:19, Micah 5:2). A person from Ephrath is called an Ephrathite (as a geographic tribal designation; 1 Sam 17:12; Ruth 1:2).
It is also the name of Caleb's wife, who bore Hur, an ancestor of Bethlehem's founders. (1 Chronicles 2:19)