Genesis 35:18

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

19Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).

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Cross References

Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 42:38He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

Genesis 44:27Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

Exodus 12:7They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two door posts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.

1 Chronicles 4:9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

Psalms 80:17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

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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