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Genesis 35:16

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Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.

Genesis 35:17

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And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son."

Genesis 35:18

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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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Genesis 35:19

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So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 35:20

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Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel's tomb.

Genesis 35:21

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Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

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