Genesis 35:19

19 And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that [is], Bethlehem).

Genesis 35:19 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:19

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which
[is] Bethlehem.
Hence called Bethlehem Ephratah, ( Micah 5:2 ) ; with great pertinency is Rachel represented as if risen from her grave, and weeping for her children, when the children of Bethlehem, and thereabout, were slain by Herod, she being buried so near that place, ( Matthew 2:16-18 ) ; at what age she died is not said. Polyhistor, out of Demetrius ^F4, reports, that she died after Jacob had lived with her twenty three years.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Apnd Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 21. p. 424.

Genesis 35:19 In-Context

17 And {when her labor was the most difficult} the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid {for you have another son}."

18 And it happened [that] when her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

19 And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that [is], Bethlehem).

20 And Jacob erected a pillar at her burial site. That [is] the pillar of the burial site of Rachel unto this day.

21 And Israel journeyed [on] and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.