Genesis 35:20
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.
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- 1 Sam 10:2 : 2 When you are departed from me today, then you shall find two men by Rachel's tomb, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will tell you, The donkeys which you went to seek are found; and, behold, your father has left off caring for the donkeys, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
- 2 Sam 18:17-18 : 17 They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled everyone to his tent. 18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
- Gen 35:9 : 9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.
- Gen 35:14 : 14 Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink-offering on it, and poured oil on it.
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19Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).
- Gen 31:45-484 verses78%
45Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
46Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,{"Jegar Sahadutha" means "Witness Heap" in Aramaic.} but Jacob called it Galeed.{"Galeed" means "Witness Heap" in Hebrew.}
48Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed
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7As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."
- Gen 35:14-163 verses74%
14Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink-offering on it, and poured oil on it.
15Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him "Bethel."
16They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
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21Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
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18Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
- Gen 31:51-522 verses72%
51Laban said to Jacob, "See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.
52May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
- Gen 29:9-124 verses69%
9While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
10It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
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34Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt about all the tent, but didn't find them.
- Gen 29:28-292 verses68%
28Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
29Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.
- Gen 30:1-33 verses68%
1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
2Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in God's place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
3She said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her."
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31There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
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11He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
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4Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,
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19Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim{teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.} that were her father's.
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32With whoever you find your gods, he shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it." For Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen them.
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14Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
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3Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."
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22God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
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18"A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; She wouldn't be comforted, Because they are no more."
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20He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.{El Elohe Israel means "God, the God of Israel" or "The God of Israel is mighty."}
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1God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."
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25It happened, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.