Ephrathah

Ephrathah was the wife of Caleb son of Hezron within the tribe of Judah, recorded in 1 Chronicles 2:19, 50 and 4:4 as the mother of Hur and thus the grandmother of Caleb's prominent descendants in Judah. Her name is closely connected with Bethlehem-Ephrathah, the Judahite town celebrated in Micah 5:2 as the birthplace of the coming ruler of Israel. She represents the matriarchal lineage through which Judah's great craftsmen and leaders, including those who built the sanctuary at Sinai, traced their descent.