Ephrathah — Bible place

The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Gen. 35:16, 19; 48:7). In Ruth 1:2 it is called “Bethlehem-Judah,” but the inhabitants are called “Ephrathites;” in Micah 5:2, “Bethlehem-Ephratah;” in Matt. 2:6, “Bethlehem in the land of Judah.” In Ps. 132:6 it is mentioned as the place where David spent his youth, and where he heard much of the ark, although he never saw it till he found it long afterwards at Kirjath-jearim; i.e., the “city of the wood,” or the “forest-town” (1 Sam. 7:1; comp. 2 Sam. 6:3, 4).

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: RUT 4:11

OET-RV RUT 4:11

11 All the respected men, and the others who were sitting at the town gate, agreed, and they said, “Yes, we are your. We pray that Yahweh will allow this woman who will be coming into your home, to be like Rahel (Rachel) and Le’ah, the two who gave birth to our ancestors and started our people, Yisrael. May you become great in the clan of Efratah and famous here in Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem)!

OET-LV RUT 4:11

11 And_ all _of the_people which was_at_gate and_the_elders _they _said we _are_witnesses YHWH may _he _make DOM the_woman who_is_about _to _come into house _of_your like_Rāḩēl and_like_Lēʼāh who the _two _of_of _them they _built DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_make wealth in_ʼEfrātāh and_proclaim a _name in_house _of leḩem.

Show passage in OET: PSA 132:6

OET-RV PSA 132:6

⇔  6 Listen, we heard that the sacred box was in Efratah.
⇔ We found it in Ya’ar’s fields.

OET-LV PSA 132:6

6 HERE we_heard _of _it in_ʼEfrātāh we_found _it in_the _fields _of Yaˊar/(Jaar).

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