# Ephrath This is another name for the town of [Bethlehem](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethlehem). See how you translated the name of this city in [Genesis 35:16](../35/16.md). # (that is, [Bethlehem](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethlehem)) The author is giving background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])