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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ephrath
		The first mention of Ephrath occurs in Genesis, in reference to where Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin and is buried on the road from Bethel.
		A very old tradition is that Ephrath refers to Bethlehem, and thus that she died on the way there, reflected by the ancient Tomb of Rachel at the city's entrance.
		Throughout much of the Bible, Ephrath is a description for members of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim, as well as for the possible founders of Bethlehem.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ephrath (286 words)

	Ephrath
		A short distance from Ephrath is the small town of Bethlehem, which has assumed greater importance as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.
		Ephrath is sometimes confused with Bethlehem itself: even the ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' (1908) lists Ephrath as "another name for Bethlehem (''Genesis'' xxxv.
		Ephrath was already a settlement in the Bronze Age.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Ephrath (405 words)

	Publications of the Katif Center
		Ephrath J.E. and A. Marani,1993, Simulation of the effect of drought stress on the rate of photosynthesis in cotton.
		Ephrath J.E., J. Goudriaan and A. Marani, 1996.
		Ephrath, J. F.Wang, J. Hesketh, M.G. Huck, Shading effects on soybean and corn, Biotronics 22: 15-24.
	www.bgu.ac.il /desert_agriculture/Wyler/Katif/publications.html (657 words)

	J. Ephrath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Payne, W. A., Balota, M., Gitelson, A. and Ephrath, J. Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Canopy Temperature Depression as Crop Stress Indicators of Wheat and Cotton under Semi-arid Conditions of Texas and Israel.
		Ephrath, J.., Ben-Asher, J., Alekparov, C., Silberbush, M., and Dayan, E. The growth and development of Hippeastrum in response to temperature and CO2 Biotronics 30 63-73.
		Ephrath, J., Ben-Asher, J., Alekparov, C., Silberbush, M., Wolf, S. and Dayan, E. The effect of temperature on the development of Hippeastrum: A phytotron study.
	www.bgu.ac.il /desert_agriculture/Wyler/Wyler-JE.htm (226 words)

	Bethlehem Ephrath : MyFonts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was on the way to Ephrath that Jacob’s beloved wife Rachel gave birth to Benjamin and then died from her labor.
		It was to Ephrath that Naomi and Ruth returned and in Ephrath that we have the wonderful, heart-warming story of the marriage between Ruth and her Redeemer-Kinsman, Boaz.
		The font BETHLEHEM EPHRATH is based on the typeface Accent with the permission of URW++ of Hamburg, Germany.
	www.myfonts.com:8080 /Article9411.html (502 words)

	Rachel's death - מות רחל (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
		And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
		And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
	www.geocities.com /genesis_tales/10a.htm (89 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Ephrathites
		Ephratah (also rendered as Ephrath) was the more ancient name of Bethlehem, or the area around Bethlehem that Bethlehem itself was also known as e.g.
		"Ephrath, which is Bethlehem" was the birthplace of the Israelite patriarch Benjamin - where his mother Rachel tragically died and was buried.
		And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, for she died, that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2006/20061029.htm (848 words)

	Questions On Conflicting Names
		Bethlehem is a town in a region Ephrath (Compare Micah 5:2).
		Another explanation: this way may be supplied before both nouns: "on the way to Ephrath which is on the way to Bethlehem." The region is mentioned first and afterwards a definite spot in the region.
		Rachael was buried just south of Jerusalem on the way to region Ephrath which is on the way to the city of Bethlehem.
	www.biblesearch.com /answers/conflicts/connames1.htm (502 words)

	Ephrath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first mention of Ephrath occurs in Genesis,
		A very old tradition is that Ephrath refers to Bethlehem,
		The birth of Jesus in nearby Bethlehem in the territory of or "towards Ephrata" (Bethlehem Ephrata) has always been accounted by Christians a fulfillment of the prophecy in Micah (5:2):
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ephrath (270 words)

	Genesis, Chapter 35
		And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.
		And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
		And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
	www.htmlbible.com /kjv30/B01C035.htm (955 words)

	Ephrath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		'''Ephrath''' or Ephratah is the Biblical name of the ancient city in the Judean Hills, south of Bethlehem, now called Efrat in the West Bank.
		It is the urban center of Gush Etzion.
		It is an ancient place: on the road between Ephrath and Bethel, Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin (''Genesis,'' xxxv:19).
	ephrath.kiwiki.homeip.net (452 words)

	Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to
		Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).
		And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
		So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).
	bible.cc /genesis/35-19.htm (225 words)

	BLB Gen 35
		Gen 35:19 — And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
		And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem.
		In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
	www.blueletterbible.org /tsk_b/Gen/35/19.html (322 words)

	Old Testament Women-1 Chronicles
		His sister Abigail had a son named Amasa, and she was married to an Ishmaelite named Jether.
		When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
		When Caleb's wife Azubah died, Ephrath married Caleb and had a son.
	www.alabaster-jars.com /bw-1chronicles.html (525 words)

	FaithWriters.com-Christian Bible Studies - The Mysteries of Ruth
		Bethlehem and Ephrath (or Ephratha) are the same place.
		Ephrath comes from the word parah, which means “fruit” or “fruitfulness.” Ephrath is basically “place of fruitfulness.” So this place is the house of bread and the place of fruitfulness.
		The thing that immediately follows Bethlehem Ephrath is the family of Elimelech leaves Israel.
	faithwriters.com /article-details.php?id=53631 (2345 words)

	Ephrath, Ephrathah - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		The name either of Bethlehem itself or of a district in which Bethlehem was situated.
		A man of this place was called an Ephrathite (Ruth 1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12).
		It is held by many authorities that the Ephrath where Rachel was buried (Genesis 35:16; 48:7) was a different place, the words "the same is Bethlehem" being a gloss.
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T3149 (160 words)

	Are You suprised ?
		Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor.
		When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now you have another son.” It came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
		Rachel died on the way the Ephrath, which is equated with Bethlehem.
	www.pbc.org /library/files/html/4880.html (3536 words)

	The Tombs of the Patriarchs at the Real Hebron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Rebekah died on the way to Ephrath that is Bethlehem.
		When Rachel died, she was buried on the road from Bethel to Ephrath, a short distance apart
		Ephrath would be located in the land of Ephraim.
	www.the-samaritans.com /html_articles/realHebron1.htm (8359 words)

	Miriam the Prophetess
		Azubah died, and Calev married Ephrath (I Chronicles 2:18).
		Miriam, who is called both Azubah and Ephrath fell ill with leprosy and was treated as if dead.
		After she was healed, he remarried her and seated her in a palanquin for the wedding procession in his great rejoicing over her.
	judaicaplus.com /tzadikim/miriam.htm (731 words)

	Gullah Tours - Charleston, SC
		Most of the Ephrath cemetery is still intact with the exception of larger headstones which have been pushed over and lined up as a walkway into the garden that is now on the property.
		Most of the deceased buried in Ephrath were fl members of the Circular Congregational Church on Meeting Street.
		They worshipped at 41 Pitt Street and used the old Ephrath graveyard until around 1950 when it was abandoned.
	www.gullahtours.com /bfellow.html (1389 words)

	Ruth - Torah.org
		HaShem make the woman that is coming into your house like Rachel and like Leah, the two of whom built the house of Israel; and he did worthily in Ephrath, and called name in Beth-lehem (4:11).
		I think that the intent is to call attention to Naomi, to the role that Naomi will play together with Ruth.
		The Bach and Ben Ish Chai both suggest that Ephrath is mentioned as an allusion to Ephraim whereas Beth —Lehem is associated closely with the tribe of Judah.
	www.torah.org /learning/ruth/class38.html (876 words)

	May 2006 Newsletter
		At that time, the town of Ephrath was of no real consequence.
		Generations later, we know that Ephrath was the town called Bethlehem.
		Benjamin would raise his sons in Ephrath, and his son's sons would be born there, and their sons would live there.
	www.wbvn.org /May_2006_newsletter.htm (1700 words)

	Rachel weeping Christian Century - Find Articles
		They taught that when the Messiah came, only one place on earth would prove suitable for his coronation--not some high place like Sinai or Zion, but that lonely place on the road to Ephrath where Rachel lies in the dust.
		The magi come with gifts that declare this child a king, but we cannot crown this messiah unless we first pass through Ephrath and stop at Rachel's tomb.
		Although the Emmanuel child escapes Herod's angry slaughter, his ultimate coronation will come not far from Ephrath, on Golgatha, where Mary will suffer the cruel robbing of her womb.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_25_121/ai_n8583023 (847 words)

	1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
		And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.
		And Azubah died, and Caleb took him Ephrath, and she bore him Hur.
		And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
	bible.cc /1_chronicles/2-19.htm (232 words)

	Volume 1 Number 13
		To defend that MIRYAM=EPHRATH the Maharshah suggests that EPHRAS is used for one of 3 purposes: (a) someone from the PLACE of Ephrayim (1s-1-1) (b) someone from the TRIBE of Ephrayim or (c) someone DISTINGUISHED).
		The Gemarrah concludes that since MIRIAM was distinguished (she was a prophet) therefore she is called Ephrath.
		But this means that people were called EPHRATH because a maternal ancestor was from EPHRATH=MIRYAM.
	www.rashiyomi.com /h1n13.htm (3449 words)

	BLB Gen 35
		Gen 35:16 — And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
		Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
		Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
	www.blueletterbible.org /tsk_b/Gen/35/16.html (358 words)

	USCCB - NAB - Genesis 35
		Then they departed from Bethel; but while they still had some distance to go on the way to Ephrath, Rachel began to be in labor and to suffer great distress.
		With her last breath--for she was at the point of death-she called him Ben-oni; his father, however, named him Benjamin.
		Thus Rachel died; and she was buried on the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
	www.usccb.org /nab/bible/genesis/genesis35.htm (792 words)

	Bible Study - House of Bread
		Situated on the main highway to Egypt (which came in very useful just after the birth of Jesus Christ), it was known variously as Ephrath (Genesis 35:16), Bethlehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2), Bethlehem-Judah (1 Samuel 17:12), and "the city of David" (Luke 2:4).
		"So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem, and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day." (Genesis 35:19-20 RSV)
		Bethlehem was the scene of the story of Ruth, and hence the place where in later years David was born.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2003/20030316.htm (553 words)

	Families: The Crucible for Faith, Hope and Love by Dr. Scott Coupland
		Interestingly, Rachel was on his mind earlier in the scene when he speaks a blessing to Joseph's two sons.
		It would have been a more romantic and touching story if Jacob had asked to be buried next to Rachel on the road to Ephrath, but he does not do this.
		James Boice has pointed out that his desire to be buried in the cave of his ancestors as a testimony to the fact that his faith was the same as theirs.
	www.rts.edu /quarterly/spring01/coupland.html (2176 words)

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