Ephrathאפרת
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Ephrath (אפרת) — attested in Gen 48:7 (1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 48:7 on Sefaria →וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
I [do this because], when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, while I was journeying in the land of Canaan, when still some distance short of Ephrath; and I buried her there on the road to Ephrath”—now Bethlehem.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 681 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Wikipedia — Ephrath
Ephrath, Ephrathah and Ephratah are variant spellings of the same Hebrew name mentioned in the Bible. Ephrath usually refers to the ancient name for Bethlehem in Judah. It originally referred to the region around Bethlehem and was later identified with the town itself.. A person from Ephrath is called an Ephrathite.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Ephrath appears in the stellar reading on 12 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 8267 BCE | Cancer | 1 |
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 11 Mar 5685 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 26 Mar 4831 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 5 Nov 4018 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1912 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |
| 18 Jul 144 BCE | Aries | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |
| 4 Feb 1962 | Pisces | 1 |