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Strong's Hebrew

672. Ephrath -- an Israelite woman, also the name of several ...
... NASB Word Usage Ephrath (5), Ephrathah (5). Ephrath, Ephratah. ... 132:6) perhaps for
Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman -- Ephrath, Ephratah. see HEBREW parah. ...
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Library

And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands ...
... CHAP. V. 1. "And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands
of Judah, out of thee shall come forth unto Me (one) [Pg 480] to be Ruler in ...
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The Incarnation and Birth of Christ
... CH SPURGEON. At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. "But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah,
though thou be ... "Bethlehem Ephratah." The word Bethlehem has a double meaning. ...
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The Quotation in Matt. Ii. 6.
... gar exeleusetai hegoumenos, hostis poimanei ton laon mou, ton Israel.] The first
thing which demands our attention is [Greek: ge Iouda] for the Ephratah of the ...
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Letter Lvii. To Pammachius on the Best Method of Translating.
... that shall rule my people Israel." [1693] In the Vulgate [1694] this passage appears
as follows:""And thou Bethlehem, the house of Ephratah, art small to be ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter lvii to pammachius on.htm

Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... [2790] Hail Ephratah, land of fruitfulness [2791] and of fertility, whose fruit
is the Lord Himself. Concerning thee has Micah prophesied ...
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God his Own Interpreter.
... The prediction that "Thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, he that is to ...
/.../x god his own interpreter.htm

The Mourner's Creed.
... With the exception of Micah's statement regarding Bethlehem-Ephratah as His birthplace,
we question if any other remarkable prediction concerning Him had yet ...
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Following the Star.
... They knew very well where to find them, and they read to the king these words from
the prophet Micah:". "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, which art little among ...
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Emmaus. Kiriath-Jearim.
... In Psalm 132:6; "We heard of it" (the ark) "in Ephratah" (that is, Shiloh, a city
of Ephraim); "we found it in the fields of the wood" (that is, in Kiriath ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 45 emmaus kiriath-jearim.htm

Psalm 132
... A place of habitation. for Jacob's mighty God. ^6Lo, at the place of Ephratah. of
it we understood; And we did find it in the fields,. and city of the wood. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ephratah

Ephrath, abundance; bearing fruit

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fruitful.

(1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent to spy the land (1 Chronicles 2:19, 50).

(2.) The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Genesis 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 Matthew 2:6, "Bethlehem in the land of Judah." In Psalm 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 Samuel 7:1; Comp. 2 Samuel 6:3, 4).

Thesaurus

Ephratah (5 Occurrences)
... 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 Matthew 2:6 ...
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Caleb-Ephratah (1 Occurrence)
Caleb-Ephratah. Calebephratah, Caleb-Ephratah. Caleb-Ephrath .
Multi-Version Concordance Caleb-Ephratah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Ephrath (9 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Caleb (39 Occurrences)
... (2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chronicles 2:50). Some would
read the whole passage thus: "These [ie, the list in ver. ...
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Forest (67 Occurrences)
... The most extensive was the trans-Jordanic forest of Ephraim (2 Samuel 18:6, 8; Joshua
17:15, 18), which is probably the same as the wood of Ephratah (Psalm 132 ...
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Kirjath-jearim (17 Occurrences)
... (DBY WBS YLT). 1 Chronicles 2:50 These are the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the
firstborn of Ephratah: Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, (DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Kirjathjearim (17 Occurrences)
... (KJV). 1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn
of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim. (KJV). ...
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Ephrathite (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth
1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Ephrata (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Ephratah (5 Occurrences)

Ruth 4:11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.
(KJV DBY WBS)

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 Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 132:6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Ephratah

Ephratah or Ephrath

Ephratah: Also Called Ephrath: The Ancient Name of Beth-Lehem-Judah

Ephratah: Second Wife of Caleb, Mother of Hur

Related Terms

Caleb-Ephratah (1 Occurrence)

Ephrath (9 Occurrences)

Caleb (39 Occurrences)

Forest (67 Occurrences)

Kirjath-jearim (17 Occurrences)

Kirjathjearim (17 Occurrences)