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Ephratah

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Ephratah (çf'ra-tah, or e-frâ-tah), or Ephrath (çf'rath, or ç'frath), fruitful, 1. Second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur and grandmother of Caleb, the spy, according to 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:50, and probably 24, and 4:4. b.c. 1695. 2. The ancient name of Bethlehem-judah. Genesis 35:16; Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Ephratah'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​e/ephratah.html. 1893.
 
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