Ephrath

Caleb’s second wife, who was the mother of Hur, 1Ch 2:19. From her, it is believed that the city of Ephratah, otherwise called Bethlehem, where our Lord was born, had its name; and this city is more than once known in Scripture by the name of Ephrath, Gen 35:16.

Or EPHRATAH\par 1. The second wife of Caleb, and mother of Hur, 1Ch 2:19 ; supposed by some to have given her name to the city of Ephrath or Beth-lehem, 1Ch 2:50,51 4:4. Compare Gen 35:16,19 . Elimelech was an Ephrathite of Bethlehem, Rth 1:2 4:11; so also was David, 1Sa 17:12 .\par 2. A name of Ephraim and Ephreimites, 1Sa 1:1 1Ki 11:26 Psa 132:6 .\par

Eph’rath. See Ephratah.

(See EPHRATAH.)