Genesis 35:19
And so Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lechem.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
In Context
20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: this is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
Cross References
Joshua 19:15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Yidalah, and Beth-lechem: twelve cities with their villages.
Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Na'omi, and the name of his two sons Machlon and Kilyon, Ephrathites of Beth-lechem-judah. And they came into the fields of Moab, and remained there.
1 Samuel 10:2When thou goest this day away from me, thou wilt find two men who are now by Rachel's sepulchre, on the boundary of Benjamin at Zelzach; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath given up the matter of the asses, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
2 Samuel 23:14And David was then in the strong-hold, and an outpost of the Philistines was then in Beth-lechem.
1 Chronicles 2:51Salma the father of Beth-lechem, Chareph the father of Beth-gader.
Micah 5:1(4:14) Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; they lay siege against us: with the rod they smite upon the cheek 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 →