Genesis 35:20
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And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.

Genesis 48:7
For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Chanaan in the very journey, and it was spring time: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 10:2
When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?

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And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.

the pillar.

Genesis 35:9,14 And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him, . . .

1 Samuel 10:2 When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?

2 Samuel 18:17,18 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stones upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings. . . .

Context
Benjamin is Born, Rachel Dies
19So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem. 20And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.
Lexicon
Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֛ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

set up
וַיַּצֵּ֧ב (way·yaṣ·ṣêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5324: To take one's stand, stand

a pillar
מַצֵּבָ֖ה (maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol

on her
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

grave;
קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ (qə·ḇu·rā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6900: Sepulture, a sepulchre

it
הִ֛וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

marks
מַצֶּ֥בֶת (maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4678: Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree

Rachel’s
רָחֵ֖ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

tomb
קְבֻֽרַת־ (qə·ḇu·raṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6900: Sepulture, a sepulchre

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

this day.
הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day


Additional Translations
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.And Jacob set a pillar on her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

And Jacob set up a pillar on her tomb; this is the pillar on the tomb of Rachel, until this day.

And Jacob erected a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to [this] day.

And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

And Jacob set a pillar on her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which is the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
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