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Genesis 35:19

RachelBethlehemEphrath
Death and lossGrief

17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.

21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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  • Genesis 48:7

    And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

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  • Ruth 1:2

    And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

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  • Ruth 4:11

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

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  • Matthew 2:6

    And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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  • Matthew 2:1

    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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  • Micah 6:2

    Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

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  • Matthew 2:16–18

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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