In the bible, Ephrath is the name of the second wife of Chelubai [Caleb] (1CH 2:19). Meaning of the name: fruitful land. Related names are:
Rachel, Azubah,
Hur (and others ...)
. The translations of Ephrath in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Efrat in Norwegian to
Efrat in Hebrew!
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. (GEN 35:16)
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. (GEN 35:19)
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. (GEN 48:7)
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. (GEN 48:7)
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. (1CH 2:19)