Genesis 35:19

And Rachel died, and was buried on the derech to Ephratah, which is Beit-Lechem.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

In Context

18And it came to pass, as her nefesh was in departing, (for she died) that she called shmo Ben-Oni (Son of Affliction); but aviv called him Binyamin.

20And Ya'akov set up a matzevah upon her kever; that is matzevet kevurat Rachel to this day.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:15And Kattat, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Yidalah, and Beit-Lechem; 12 towns with their villages.

Ruth 1:2And the shem (name) of the ish (man) was Elimelech, and the shem (name) of his isha (wife) Naomi, and the shem of his two banim Machlon and Kilyon, Ephrathites of Beit-Lechem Yehudah. And they came into the sadei Moav, and continued there.

1 Samuel 10:2When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two anashim near Kevurat Rachel on the border of Binyamin at Tzeltzach; and they will say unto thee, The donkeys which thou wentest to seek are found; and, hinei, Avicha hath taken leave of caring about the donkeys, and careth for you, saying, What shall I do for beni (my son)?

2 Samuel 23:14And Dovid was then in the matzadah, and the garrison of the Pelishtim was then in Beit-Lechem.

1 Chronicles 2:51Salma avi Beit-lechem, Chareph avi Beit-Gader.

Micah 5:1But thou, Beit-Lechem Ephratah, 1 though thou be little among the Alphei Yehudah (Thousands of Yehudah), 1 yet out of thee shall He + 5:1 Moshiach come forth unto Me + 5:1 Hashem 1 that is to be Moshel Yisroel; 1 whose goings forth + 5:1 (i.e. origins) have been mikedem (from everlasting), + 5:1 See Hab 1:12 1 mimei olam (from the days of eternity). 1

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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