Bible Cross References
a little way to come
2 Kings 5:19
And Elisha said to Naaman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.
Ephrath
Genesis 48:7
And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Canaan, as I drew near to the horse course of Cabratha of the land [of Canaan], so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; which is Bethlehem.
Ruth 1:2
And the man's name [was] Elimelech, and his wife's name [was] Naomi, and the names of his two sons [were] Mahlon and Chilion- Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they came to the land of Moab, and remained there.
1 Chronicles 2:19
And Azubah died; and Caleb took to himself Ephrath [as a wife], and she bore to him Hur.
Psalm 132:6
Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.
Micah 5:2
And you, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, are few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Judah; yet out of you shall one come forth to Me, to be a ruler of Israel; and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity.
Matthew 2:1
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, seeing that he had been deceived by the wise men, was greatly enraged; and he sent and executed all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.
Matthew 2:18
"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
hard labour
Genesis 3:16
[ 3:17] And to the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your pains and your groanings; in pain you shall bring forth children, and your submission shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
1 Timothy 2:15
Nevertheless she shall be saved through childbirth, if they remain in faith and love, and sanctification, with self-control.