Caleb Ephrathah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Caleb-ephrathah, Caleb-Ephrathah, Caleb-ephratah |
| Most likely | not a place (person) (medium confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Chronicles 2:24 |
Caleb Ephrathah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely not a place (person) (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| not a place (person) | medium (45%) | — |
| another name for Bethlehem | very low (7%) | 31.704° N, 35.208° E |
Verses
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 2:24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.