Genesis 35 Footnotes
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35:16-20 Rachel is the only major figure in the Abrahamic line of promise not to be buried in the cave at Machpelah, which Abraham purchased as a burial site for Sarah (23:17-20). The naming of Benjamin, meaning “Son of the Right Hand,” indicates her new son now assumed Rachel’s special place of love and honor in Jacob’s life.
35:22-26 Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son, foolishly attempted to assert his right over his father’s estate by sleeping with Jacob’s concubine Bilhah, the mother of two of his brothers. By doing so, he forfeited his blessing as the oldest son (49:3-4).