18 And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni;[a] (A)but his father called him Benjamin.[b] 19 So (B)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to (C)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), 20 and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is (D)the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:18 Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow, or son of my strength
  2. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of the right hand

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