There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda:
וַיְהִי֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמֶ֖לֶךְ אֵ֣ין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י ׀ אִ֣ישׁ לֵוִ֗י גָּ֚ר בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַר־אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָֽה׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
A Levite, known more for his noble character than for his riches, resided near Mount Ephraim. He received an inheritance of land by lot and chose a wife from Bethlehem in Judah. How sorrowful is this account! One of the Levites chose a partner, often referred to in Scripture as a concubine, due to their cohabitation.
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