Genesis 35:19
Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also known as Bethlehem).
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
In Context
18But she was dying, and with her last breath she named him Benoni. But his father named him Benjamin.
20Jacob set up a stone memorial over Rachel's grave, and it's still there to this day.
Cross References
Joshua 19:15The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem —twelve towns with their associated villages.
Ruth 1:2His name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Naomi. His sons were called Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went to the country of Moab and lived there.
1 Samuel 10:2When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel's tomb in Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys you went to look for have been found. Now your father isn't concerned about them but is worried about you. He's wondering, ‘What about my son?’
2 Samuel 23:14At the time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 2:51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the father of Beth Gader.
Micah 5:1Gather your troops together, Jerusalem! An enemy is besieging us. They will strike Israel's leader on the cheek with a rod.
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 →