Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ephrathah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Bethlehem.

First appears in Ruth 4:11 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Bethlehem.

Ephrathah is represented in the local geography layer as Bethlehem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ruth 4:11 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 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 Ephrathah today

Travel to Ephrathah, the modern-day Bethlehem.

Ephrathah 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.

Ephrathah 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

Ruth

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Psalms

1 chapter · 1 verse mention