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Genesis 35:20 KJV
Genesis · chapter 35 · verse 20
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.Genesis 35:20 · King James Version
Genesis 35:20 in context
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.
22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Rachel'sRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- pillarmatstsêbâhsomething stationedH4676 →
- pillarmatstsebethsomething stationaryH4678 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- graveqᵉbûwrâhsepultureH6900 →
- setnâtsabto station, in various applicationsH5324 →
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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