Genesis 35:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time.

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
  • Gen 48:7 : 7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
  • Matt 2:18 : 18 In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.
  • 1 Tim 2:15 : 15 But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.
  • Ruth 1:2 : 2 And 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 Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.
  • 2 Kgs 5:19 : 19 And he said to him, Go in peace. And he went from him some distance.
  • 1 Chr 2:19 : 19 And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.
  • Ps 132:6 : 6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
  • Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.
  • Gen 35:19 : 19 So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).

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    17 And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son.

    18 And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.

    19 So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).

    20 And Jacob put up a pillar on her resting-place; which is named, The Pillar of the resting-place of Rachel, to this day.

    21 And Israel went journeying on and put up his tents on the other side of the tower of the flock.

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    7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

  • Gen 30:22-25
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    22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

    24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

    25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

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    15 And he gave to the place where God had been talking with him, the name of Beth-el.

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    1 Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

    2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

    3 Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.

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    27 And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

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    9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.

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    11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

    12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.

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    7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

    8 And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.

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    5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

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    16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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    24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

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    6 And Jacob came to Luz in the land of Canaan (which is the same as Beth-el), he and all his people.

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    19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

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    6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.

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    24 And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

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    31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

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    34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.

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    15 So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.

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    14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

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    18 In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

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    19 Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.

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    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

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    22 All these were the children of Rachel whom Jacob had by her, fourteen persons.