Genesis 35:19

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

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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).
  • 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.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied,“We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
  • Matt 2:16-18 : 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. 17 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: 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.”
  • Mic 6:2 : 2 Hear the LORD’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the LORD has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!
  • 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
  • Josh 19:15 : 15 Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; in all they had twelve cities and their towns.

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  • 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 35:20
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    20Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.

  • Gen 35:15-18
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    15Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

    16They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.

    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.

  • Gen 30:1-3
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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 35:24
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    24The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

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

  • 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 35:8
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    8(Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)

  • 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 49:31
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    31There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.

  • Gen 30:25
    69%

    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.

  • 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 30:22
    69%

    22Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

  • Judg 12:10
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    10then he died and was buried in Bethlehem.

  • Gen 29:28-29
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    69%

    28Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

    29(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

  • Gen 23:19
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    19After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 30:5-7
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    5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

    6Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

    7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

  • Gen 23:2
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    2Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

  • Gen 35:29
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    29Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

  • Ruth 4:11
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    11All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied,“We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

  • Gen 31:34
    68%

    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.

  • 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?

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