Genesis 35:18
And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, The son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, The son of the right hand.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
19So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, that is Bethlehem.
Cross References
Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
Genesis 42:38But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to hell.
Genesis 44:27Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore two.
Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the blood thereof, and put it upon both the side posts, and on the upper door posts of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
1 Chronicles 4:9And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.
Psalms 80:17Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
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 →