Genesis 35:16-21

New Century Version

Rachel Dies Giving Birth

¹⁶ Jacob and his group left Bethel. Before they came to Ephrath, Rachel began giving birth to her baby, ¹⁷ but she was having much trouble. When Rachel’s nurse saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.” ¹⁸ Rachel gave birth to the son, but she herself died. As she lay dying, she named the boy Son of My Suffering, but Jacob called him Benjamin.^[a]

¹⁹ Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath, a district of Bethlehem, ²⁰ and Jacob set up a rock on her grave to honor her. That rock is still there. ²¹ Then Israel^[b] continued his journey and camped just south of Migdal Eder.