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16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
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16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
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17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son."
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17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son."
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18 As she breathed her last--for she was dying--she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
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18 As she breathed her last--for she was dying--she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
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19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel's tomb.
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20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel's tomb.
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