And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Parallel translations
- WEB Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
- BSB So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- NKJV So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- NASB So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- NLT So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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Rachel dies and is buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.
Overview
Rachel's death and burial near Bethlehem mark a deep loss for Jacob, who loved her dearly. The mention of Bethlehem quietly connects this place to the later birthplace of David and of Christ. Rachel's tomb is remembered through Scripture, and her weeping is recalled prophetically in connection with Israel's grief (Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:18).
Cross-references & the web
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- Mic 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- Gen 48:7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
- Ruth 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
- Matt 2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
- Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
- Matt 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
- Mic 6:2Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
- Josh 19:15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Matt 2:16–18Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
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