Genesis 35:21

Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulcher: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.

22And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala, the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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Cross References

Micah 4:8And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

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 →

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