“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Su
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a r
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare,
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They wer
After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and h
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your ta
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your o