It appears in the Old Testament as Ephrat, where Rachel the beloved matriarch of the Jewish People, the favorite wife of Jacob, died during childbirth.

• 它是作为奥发拉特而出现在旧约上，是犹太人至爱的女家长雷切尔，雅各至爱的妻子，从孩童时期一直到去世都所在的地方。