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  • The name Ephrath is the basis of the Rabbinical connection of Miriam with the Davidic dynasty (i.e., the royal line that she merited), since David is called (I Sam. 17: 12): “the son of a certain Ephrathite” (Sifrei on Numbers, 72; BT Sotah loc. cit.

    Miriam: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

  • And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

    Genesis 35. 1999

  • And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

  • Rachel was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

    Notable Women of Olden Time Anonymous

  • At Rachel's sepulchre, "in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem," we parted from a company of friends who had ridden with us from Jerusalem, and passed along the valley _Duhheish'mah_ to the Pools of Solomon, then turned aside by the convent and village of _El Khud'r_ (or St George), surrounded by flourishing vineyards.

    Byeways in Palestine James Finn

  • Another possibility is this: "way" maybe supplied before the second noun, thus: "on the way to Ephrath, that is the way to Bethlehem."

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath, that is Bethlehem.

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • Another possibility is this: "way" maybe supplied before the second noun, thus: "on the way to Ephrath, that is the way to Bethlehem."

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

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