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Ephrath

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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1. Wife of Caleb (son of Hezron) and mother of Hur (1 Chronicles 2:19,50; 4:4). 2. Another name for Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19, 48:7; Ruth 1:2, 4:11; Psalms 132:6; Micah 5:1). The name "Ephratah" occurs once (1 Chronicles 2:24) joined with "Caleb"—"Caleb-ephratah."

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ephrath'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/ephrath.html. 1901.
 
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