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Ephrathah

אֶפְרָ֫תָה · eph.ra.tah · H0672Gאֶפְרָת · eph.ra.tah · H0672G1 other spelling6 mentions in 3 books, most in 1 Chronicles (4)

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SpouseHezron, CalebChildrenHur, Ram
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Every mention

6 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Ruth 1 mention

Ruth 1:2The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and…

1 Samuel 1 mention

1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.

1 Chronicles 4 mentions

1 Chronicles 2:19Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.1 Chronicles 2:24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.1 Chronicles 2:50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,1 Chronicles 4:4Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

What the dictionary says

ef'-rath, e'-frath, ef'-ra-tha, ef-ra'-tha ('ephrath; Ephratha; Ge 35:16; 48:7); ('ephrathah, in the other references: Jos 15:59 (in added verse of Septuagint…

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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