Genesis 35:19
17 During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
18 And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
21 Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- KJV
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
- WEB
- Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
- ASV
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
- DARBY
- And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
- BLB
- And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrathah, that [is], Bethlehem.
- ÅB
- Så døde Rakel, og hun ble begravet på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.
- OTB
- Så døde Rakel og ble gravlagt på veien til Efrat (det er Betlehem).
- B1930
- Så døde Rakel, og hun blev begravet på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Read in contextGenesis 48:7
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Read in contextRuth 1:2
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Read in contextRuth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Read in contextMatthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Read in contextMatthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Read in contextMicah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Read in contextMatthew 2:16–18
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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