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Genesis 35:19 KJV
Genesis · chapter 35 · verse 19
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.Genesis 35:19 · King James Version
Genesis 35:19 in context
17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
21And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
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Key words (Strong's)
- EphrathʼEphrâthEphrath, another name for BethlehemH672 →
- RachelRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- buriedqâbarto interH6912 →
- diedmûwthto dieH4191 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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We have here the story of the death of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob. 1. She fell in travail by the way, not able to reach to Bethlehem, the next town, though they were near it; so suddenly does pain sometimes come upon a woman in travail, which she cannot escape, or put off.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-20