Ephrath, Ephrathah
Ephrath, Ephrathah
EPHRATH, EPHRATHAH.See Bethlehem, and Caleb-ephrathah.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Ephrath, Ephrathah
efrath, efrath, efra-tha, ef-ratha (, ‘ephrath; , Ephratha; Gen 35:16; Gen 48:7); (, ‘ephrathah, in the other references: Jos 15:59 (in added verse of Septuagint only); Rth 4:11; 1Ch 2:19, 1Ch 2:24, 1Ch 2:50; Psa 132:6; Mic 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 (Rth 1:2; 1Sa 17:12). It is held by many authorities that the Ephrath where Rachel was buried (Gen 35:16; Gen 48:7) was a different place, the words the same is Bethlehem being a gloss. The reading in Psa 132:6 is doubtful; the Revised Version, margin has Ephraim.