And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
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Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
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Glossary
- Bethlehem Place
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House of bread. (1. ) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath ( Gen. 35:16 , 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11 ). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah ( Micah 5:2 ), Beth-lehem-judah. Modern identification: Bethlehem.