And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
- The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh, “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or…
We have here the story of the death of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob. 1. She fell in travail by the way, not able to reach to Bethlehem, the next town, though they were near it; so suddenly does…
Cambridge Bible
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…
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