Genesis 35:19
And so Rachel died, and she was buried in the way that leads to Ephrath: this place is Bethlehem.
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In The King James Version
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 19:15and Kattath and Nahalal, and Shimron and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities, and their villages.
Ruth 1:2He called himself Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and his two sons, the one Mahlon, and the other Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And entering into the region of the Moabites, they stayed there.
1 Samuel 10:2When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?”’
2 Samuel 23:14And David was in a stronghold. Moreover, there was a garrison of the Philistines at that time in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 2:51Salma, the father of Bethlehem; Hareph, the father of Bethgader.
Micah 5:1Now you will be devastated, you daughter of a robber. They have placed a blockade against us, with a rod they will strike the jaw of the judge of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:17-21
Death of Rachel. ( b. c. 1732.) 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 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. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And… Read the whole commentary →