So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Cross References Genesis 35:16 Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. Genesis 35:18 And with her last breath--for she was dying--she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin. Genesis 48:7 Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem). Ruth 1:2 The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. Ruth 4:11 "We are witnesses," said the elders and all the people at the gate. "May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years. Ezra 2:21 the men of Bethlehem, 123; Psalm 132:6 We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel--One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. Treasury of Scripture And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. Rachel died. Genesis 48:7 Ephrath. Joshua 19:15 Ruth 1:2 Ruth 4:11 |