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). Cross References Genesis 33:18 After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. 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 35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Genesis 35:20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel's tomb to this day. Genesis 48:6 Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. 1 Samuel 10:2 When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel's tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, 'The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, "What should I do about my son?"' 1 Samuel 16:4 So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, "Do you come in peace?" 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 as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem. Padan. Genesis 25:20 Rachel. Genesis 35:9,16-19 1 Samuel 10:2 Matthew 2:18 to Ephrath. Ruth 1:2 1 Samuel 1:1 1 Samuel 17:12 |