Genesis 35:16

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They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 A King Will Come and a Remnant Will Prosper(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah– from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
  • Gen 48:7 : 7 But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died– to my sorrow– in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath”(that is, Bethlehem).
  • Matt 2:18 : 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”
  • 1 Tim 2:15 : 15 But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.
  • Ruth 1:2 : 2 (Now the man’s name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were of the clan of Ephrath from Bethlehem in Judah.) They entered the region of Moab and settled there.
  • 2 Kgs 5:19 : 19 Elisha said to him,“Go in peace.” When he had gone a short distance,
  • 1 Chr 2:19 : 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
  • Ps 132:6 : 6 Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 The Visit of the Wise Men After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
  • Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman he said,“I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”
  • Gen 35:19 : 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(that is, Bethlehem).

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  • Gen 35:17-21
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    17When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”

    18With her dying breath, she named him Ben Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.

    19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(that is, Bethlehem).

    20Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.

    21Then Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

  • Gen 48:7
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    7But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died– to my sorrow– in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath”(that is, Bethlehem).

  • Gen 30:22-25
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    22Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

    23She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”

    24She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”

    25The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.

  • Gen 35:15
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    15Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

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    1When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”

    2Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

    3She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”

  • Gen 38:27
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    27When it was time for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 29:9-12
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    9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them.

    10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went over and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban.

    11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.

    12When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.

  • Gen 30:7-8
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    7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

    8Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.

  • Gen 30:5
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    5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

  • Gen 29:16
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    16(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

  • Gen 35:24
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    24The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

  • Gen 35:6
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    6Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz(that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 46:19
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    19The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

  • Gen 29:6
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    6“Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied,“He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

  • Gen 25:24
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    24When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 29:31
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    31The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

  • Gen 31:34
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    34(Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them inside her camel’s saddle and sat on them.) Laban searched the whole tent, but did not find them.

  • Jer 31:15
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    15The LORD says,“A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

  • Gen 31:14
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    14Then Rachel and Leah replied to him,“Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

  • Matt 2:18
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    18“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”

  • Gen 31:19
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    19While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

  • Gen 31:4
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    4So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

  • Gen 46:22
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    22These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.