Dictionaries :: Ephratah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ephratah:

fruitful. (1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent to spy the land (1Ch 2:19,50).

(2.) The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Gen 35:16,19; 48:7). In Rth 1:2 it is called "Bethlehem-Judah," but the inhabitants are called "Ephrathites;" in Mic 5:2, "Bethlehem-Ephratah;" in Mat 2:6, "Bethlehem in the land of Judah." In Psa 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" (1Sa 7:1; 2Sa 6:3,4).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ephratah:

Ephrath, abundance; bearing fruit

Nave's Topical Bible

Ephratah: 1. Also Called Ephrath

The ancient name of Beth-lehem-judah,

Gen 35:16, 19; 48:7; Rth 4:11; Psa 132:6; Mic 5:2.

Ephratah: 2. Second Wife of Caleb, Mother of Hur

1Ch 2:19, 50; 4:4