Ephrathah
Wife of Caleb, mother of Hur, in the Exodus and wilderness years. Named in scripture at Ruth 1:2.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Ruth1 Samuel1 ChroniclesThe name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and lived there.
Ruth 1:2
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.
1 Samuel 17:12
Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
1 Chronicles 2:19
After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah Hezron’s wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 2:24
These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
1 Chronicles 2:50
Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 4:4
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.