Atlas Biblica

    name · 1 person and 1 place

    Ephrathah

    1 person and 1 place in the registry answer to the name Ephrathah. One of them is named otherwise and called Ephrathah in the text.

    Ephrathah is named far more often than the others together, so a search for the bare name lands there rather than here.

    01 — Candidates

    Which Ephrathah

    Ordered by how often the text names each one, the entities called Ephrathah before those that answer to it. Where two read the same, the registry says no more than that — the first reference is what separates them.

    1. Ephrathahpersonholds /people/ephrathah/

      First named in Ruth 1:2 · 6 verses

      Ephrathah (through her son Hur or grandon Salma) was the founder of Bethlehem.STEPBible TIPNR

    2. Bethlehemplace

      First named in Genesis 35:16 · 53 verses

      Bethlehem, also called Ephrath or Ephrathah, was the city where David and Jesus were born, located in Judah. (Multiple references, see article for details)STEPBible TIPNR

      Called Ephrathah in the text; named Bethlehem.

    02 — Elsewhere

    Every one of them, and the rest

    A name page answers one question and ends here, so the routes out are the indexes the candidates came from.

    IndexPeopleEvery person in Atlas Biblica, most connected first.IndexPlacesEvery place in Atlas Biblica, most connected first.IndexShared namesEvery name in the registry carried by more than one person, place or group.