Ephrathah
Ephrathah is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is another name for Bethlehem 1.
Where is Ephrathah?
Approx. 31.7043, 35.2076 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Bethlehem 1 | settlement | High |
Ephrathah in the Bible dictionary
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).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Verses that mention Ephrathah
- 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 Beth–lehem:
- Psalms 132:6
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.