Genesis 35:17

At the hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Then they set out from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into a hard and painful labor.

18And, as her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:24She called his name Joseph, saying, “the Lord will add to me another son.”

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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