Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
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Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
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And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
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And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.
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- Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
- Genesis 48:7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”
- Ruth 1:2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.
- Ruth 4:11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.
- Matthew 2:6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’ ”
- Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
- Joshua 19:15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Micah 6:2 Hear, you mountains, Yahweh’s controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
- Matthew 2:16-18 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men. Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in…
Gen 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
Ver. 20. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave.] To testify his love, and continue her remembrance. Dead friends may be lawfully thus honoured with monuments; modo vitetur luxus et superstitio. .
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the way to Ephrath; not in the city,…
In the way to Ephrath; not in the city, though that was near; for in ancient times their sepulchres were not in the places of resort, but in separated places, and out of cities. See Mat 27:60; Luk 7:12.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave,.... A…
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave,.... A sepulchral monument erected in memory of her; this according to Benjamin of Tudela (e) was made of twelve stones, according to the number of the sons of Jacob, and over it was a vault or roof, supported by four pillars:
that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day; it continued to the times of Moses, the writer of this history, and to the times of Samuel, as appears from Sa1 10:2; and even travellers of late times affirm it to be seen still, to the north of Bethlehem, on the right hand of the way as you go from Bethlehem to Jerusalem; but the present sepulchral monument, as Mr. Maundrel says (f), can be none of that which Jacob erected, for it appears plainly to be a modern Turkish structure. Near the grave are found some little black stones, which strangers pick up, and are fancied to be helpful to women, to give them an easier birth, the same the above traveller says resemble peas. The Jews that pass by it were used to engrave their names on the stones, of the pillars (g).
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(e) ltinerar. p. 47. (f) Journey from Aleppo, &c. p. 87. (g) Benjamin. Itinerar. ib. Adrichom. Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 19. Bunting's Travels, p. 75.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 35:19. Rachel was buried in the way to…
Gen 35:19. Rachel was buried in the way to Ephrath — Not in the city, though it was near; for in ancient times their sepulchres were not in places of resort, but in places separated and out of the cities, Mat 27:60;
Luk 7:12. If the soul be at rest, the matter is not great where the body lies. In the place where the tree falls there let it lie.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem--The one, the old name; the…
Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem--The one, the old name; the other, the later name, signifying "house of bread."
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)] The words, “the…
19. Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)] The words, “the same is Beth-lehem,” create a difficulty; they occur also in Gen_48:7, and seem to be confirmed by Rth_4:11; Mic_5:2, “Bethlehem Ephrathah,” where the reference is to Bethlehem, S. of Jerusalem. But (1) judging from the present passage we should suppose that Rachel’s tomb was a little south of Bethel: (2) from Jer_31:15 it would appear that Rachel’s death and burial were connected with Ramah, a place 5 miles north of Jerusalem: (3) from 1Sa_10:2 we learn that Rachel’s sepulchre is in the border of Benjamin, i.e. north of Jerusalem. There is clearly, therefore, a discrepancy. Perhaps two traditions were current respecting the sepulchre; one placing it near Ramah, on the borders of Benjamin, south of Bethel; the other placing it near Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem. The words, “the same is Beth-lehem,” look like a gloss, erroneously inserted into the text. “Ephrath,” by itself, was not an uncommon name. In all probability, if the words are an erroneous gloss, they are responsible for the Biblical discrepancy, and are accountable for the Christian tradition of Rachel’s tomb N. of Bethlehem.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Rachel died, and was buried in the way…
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem or House of Bread, about seven miles south of Jerusalem. It afterwards became the birthplace of David (1Sa_16:18) and of Christ. (Mat_2:1) The assertion that this clause is a later interpolation (Lunge) is unfounded (Kalisch, Kurtz).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 35:19 Jacob did not carry Rachel’s body to the…
35:19 Jacob did not carry Rachel’s body to the family tomb at Machpelah (23:1-20; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13) but buried her in the territory that would be Benjamin’s (see Josh 18:21-28; 1 Sam 10:2).
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