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# Ephrath, Ephrathah, Ephrathite #
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## Facts: ##
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Ephrathah was the name of a city and region in the northern part of Israel. The city of Ephrathah was later called “Bethlehem” or “Ephrathah-Bethlehem.”
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* Ephrathah was the name of one of Caleb’ s sons. The city of Ephrathah was probably named after him.
* A person who was from the city of Ephrathah was called an “Ephrathite.”
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* Boaz, the great-grandfather of David, was an Ephrathite.
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Bethlehem ](../names/bethlehem.md ), [Boaz ](../names/boaz.md ), [Caleb ](../names/caleb.md ), [David ](../names/david.md ), [Israel ](../kt/israel.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong’ s: H672, H673