Ephrath in the Bible

Meaning: abundance; bearing fruitpar

Exact Match

And they journeyed from Bethel. And there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath, when Rachel travailed in childbirth; and it went hard with her in her childbearing.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesHard Tasks

As for me, when I came to Paddan-Aram Rachel died {to my sorrow} in the land of Canaan on the way when [there was] still some distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that [is], Bethlehem)."

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfUnhappiness

References

American

Fausets

Watsons

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