The Settlement of the Ephrathites in Bethlehem and the Location of Rachel's Tomb
The article discusses the two biblical locations of Rachel’s tomb: one in northern Benjamin and the other north of Bethlehem. It posits that Ephraimite families migrated to north Judah, settled in the Bethlehem district and were called 'Ephrathites', after their place of origin. The new se...
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| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2014
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Revue biblique
Year: 2014, Volume: 121, Issue: 4, Pages: 516-529 |
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| Summary: | The article discusses the two biblical locations of Rachel’s tomb: one in northern Benjamin and the other north of Bethlehem. It posits that Ephraimite families migrated to north Judah, settled in the Bethlehem district and were called 'Ephrathites', after their place of origin. The new settlers identified the tomb of their eponymous ancestress, Rachel, in a site near Bethlehem. Hence emerged the tomb’s two conflicting identifications. It is thus evident that the tradition of Rachel’s tomb near Bethlehem is very old, dated probably to the early Iron Age, when the Ephrathites first settled in this region.\n4207 L’article se penche sur le cas des deux localisations bibliques de la tombe de Rachel. L’une est au nord, en Benjamin, l’autre à l’entrée nord de Bethléem. Nous supposons que des familles éphraïmites ont émigré dans le nord de Juda, dans la region de Bethléem, et furent surnommées «éphraïmites». Les nouveaux installés identifièrent alors la tombe de leur ancêtre, Rachel, près de Bethléem. D’où la dualité de localisation de la tombe. Il est alors clair que la tradition de la tombe de Rachel proche de Bethléem est très ancienne, remontant probablement aux débuts de l’Âge du Fer, quand les éphraïmites commencèrent à s’installer là.\n4207 \n4207 |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RBI.121.4.3152104 |