Beth-le-aphrah
Beth-le-aphrah (Biblical Place • Ophrah 1 • 31.954°N, 35.299°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:10 (identified with Ophrah 1 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Beth-le-aphrah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:10 (identified with Ophrah 1 ).) Bethlehem 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:19 , Gen 48:7 , Judg 12:8 , Judg 12:10 , Judg 17:7 , Judg 17:8 .) Beth-pelet (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:27 , Neh 11:26 (identified with Hazar-shual ).) Beth-lebaoth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:6 (identified with Madmannah ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Micah 1:10 : "Declare ye it not at Gath , weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust."; 1 Chronicles 2:51 : " Salma the father of Beth–lehem, Hareph the father of Beth–gader."; Judges 12:8 : "And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel .".