Genesis 35:16-21

GOD’S WORD Translation

Jacob’s [Israel’s] Sons^(A)

¹⁶ Then they moved on from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor and was having severe labor pains. ¹⁷ During one of her pains, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid! You’re having another son!” ¹⁸ Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Benoni [Son of My Sorrow], but his father named him Benjamin [Son of My Right Hand].

¹⁹ Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). ²⁰ Then Jacob set up a stone as a marker for her grave. The same marker is at Rachel’s grave today.

²¹ Israel moved on again and put up his tent beyond Migdal Eder.