1 Samuel 17:12 (ESV)ExpositionWhat does it mean that Jesse was an Ephrathite?ShareInformationReading ListEnglish1 Samuel 17:12 (ESV)12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.An Ephrathite refers to a man from Judean Ephrath, the area around Bethlehem.1
12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.