Ephrath
Now Bethlehem.
location: likely
Named in 3 tagged verses in 1 book, first at Genesis 35:16.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.70° N, 35.21° E
- Nearest
- Bethlehem Ephrathah 0.3 km
- People
- 2 people
- Events
- 1 event
- Tagged in
- 3 verses
Map
Ephrath is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
People
People named in the same verses as Ephrath, most often first.
Events
1 event told in verses that name Ephrath, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1738 BCRachel dies giving birth to Benjamin2 shared verses
Mentions
3 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 3 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis3 verses
- 35:16
Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
- 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- 48:7
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Ephrath, by straight-line distance.
- Bethlehem Ephrathah0.3 km
- Eder2.2 km
- Etam3.5 km
- Beth-haccherem4.1 km
- Netophah4.3 km
- Baal-perazim4.8 km
- Manahath5.8 km
- Nohah5.9 km
- Valley of Rephaim6.6 km
- Azal6.7 km