Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ephrath?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Bethlehem.

First appears in Genesis 35:16 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Bethlehem.

Ephrath is represented in the local geography layer as Bethlehem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 35:16 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ephrath today

Travel to Ephrath, the modern-day Bethlehem.

Ephrath is commonly identified with Bethlehem, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Ephrath is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Bethlehem

31.704°N · 35.208°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions