- Ephrath:
- "And as for me,¹ when I cameª° from Padan,ª¹ Rachelª diedª° by¹ me in the landª of Canaanª in the way,ª when² yet¹ [there was] but a littleª wayª to comeª° unto Ephrath:ª and I buried¹ her²° there¹ in the wayª of Ephrath;ª the same¹ [is] Bethlehem.ª" {Gen 48:7} + "And the nameª of the manª [was] Elimelech,ª and the nameª of his wifeª Naomi,ª and the nameª of his twoª sonsª Mahlonª and Chilion,ª Ephrathitesª of Bethlehemjudah.ªª¹ And they cameª° into the countryª of Moab,ª and continued¹ there.¹" {Rth 1:2} + "And when Azubahª was dead,ª° Calebª tookª° unto him¹ Ephrath,ª which bareª° him¹ Hur.ª" {1Ch 2:19} + "Lo,¹ we heardª° of it at Ephratah:ª we foundª° it in the fieldsª of the wood.ª" {Psa 132:6} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª¹ from everlasting.ªª¹" {Mic 5:2} + "Nowª when Jesusª was bornª° inª Bethlehemª of Judaeaª inª the daysª of Herodª the¹ king,ª behold,ª° there cameª° wise menª fromª the eastª toª Jerusalem,ª" {Mtt 2:1} + "Thenª Herod,ª when he sawª° thatª he was mockedª° ofª the¹ wise men,ª was exceeding² wroth,ª°¹ andª sent forth,ª° and¹ slewª° allª the¹ childrenª that¹ were inª Bethlehem,ª andª inª allª the¹ coastsª thereof,ª fromª two years oldª andª under,ª accordingª to the¹ timeª whichª he had diligently enquiredª° ofª the¹ wise men.ª" {Mtt 2:16} + "Inª Ramaª was there²° a voiceª heard,ª° lamentation,ª andª weeping,ª andª greatª mourning,ª Rachelª weepingª° [for] her²¹ children,ª andª wouldª° notª be comforted,ª° becauseª they areª° not.ª" {Mtt 2:18}
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