Efrata
Opis
Ime bilo Betlehema samog ili područja u kojem se Betlehem nalazio. Čovjek iz ovog mjesta zvao se Efratejac [Rut 1:2 ; 1Sam 17:12 ]. Mnogi autoriteti smatraju da je Efrata gdje je Rahela pokopana [Post 35:16 ; Post 48:7 ] bilo drugo mjesto, a riječi "to je Betlehem" su dodatak.
poveznice
Karta
informacije iz rječnika
Ephratah
fruitful.
(1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent to spy the land (1Chr 2:19; 2:50).
(2.) The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Gen 35:16; 35:19; 48:7). In (Ruth 1:2) it is called "Bethlehem-Judah," but the inhabitants are called "Ephrathites;" in (Mic 5:2), "Bethlehem-Ephratah;" in (Matt 2:6), "Bethlehem in the land of Judah." In (Ps 132:6 ) it is mentioned as the place where David spent his youth, and where he heard much of the ark, although he never saw it till he found it long afterwards at Kirjath-jearim; i.e., the "city of the wood," or the "forest-town" [(1Sam 7:1 ); comp. (2Sam 6:3 ; 6:4)].
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary