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Genesis 35:20

IsraelRachel

18 And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

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.

22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

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BSB
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
KJV
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
WEB
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
ASV
And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel`s grave unto this day.
DARBY
And Jacob erected a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to [this] day.
BLB
And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; that [is] the pillar of the grave of Rachel to this day.
ÅB
Og Jakob reiste opp en minnestein på hennes grav; det er Rakels gravstein; den står der den dag idag.
OTB
Jakob reiste en støtte over hennes grav; det er Rakels gravstøtte til denne dag.
B1930
Og Jakob reiste op en minnesten på hennes grav; det er Rakels gravsten; den står der den dag idag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:2

    When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

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  • 2 Samuel 18:17–18

    They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

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  • Genesis 35:14

    So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.

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  • Genesis 35:9

    After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

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