Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I am doing this because of your mother Rachel. To my great sorrow she died in the land of Canaan, not far from Ephrath, as I was returning from Mesopotamia. I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath." (Ephrath is now known as Bethlehem.) New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. Padan. Genesis 25:20 Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban. Rachel. Genesis 35:9,16-19 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? Matthew 2:18 A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. to Ephrath. Ruth 1:2 He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there. 1 Samuel 1:1 There was a man of Ramathaimsophim, of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliu, the son of Thohu, the son of Suph, an Ephraimite: 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men. Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. Context Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh…6But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions. 7For, 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.8Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these?… Cross References Genesis 33:18 And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town. Genesis 35:16 And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail, Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem. Genesis 35:20 And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day. Genesis 48:6 But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions. 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? 1 Samuel 16:4 Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city wondered, and meeting him, they said: Is thy coming hither peaceable? Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. Jump to Previous Bethlehem Beth-Lehem Buried Bury Canaan Death Died Distance Enter Ephrath Journey Kibrath Little Paddan Rachel Rest Returning Road Sorrow WayJump to Next Bethlehem Beth-Lehem Buried Bury Canaan Death Died Distance Enter Ephrath Journey Kibrath Little Paddan Rachel Rest Returning Road Sorrow WayLinks Genesis 48:7 NIVGenesis 48:7 NLT Genesis 48:7 ESV Genesis 48:7 NASB Genesis 48:7 Bible Apps Genesis 48:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 48:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 48:7 French Bible Genesis 48:7 German Bible Alphabetical: that a and As beside Bethlehem buried came Canaan died distance Ephrath for from go her I in is journey land little me my Now of on Paddan Rachel returning road So some sorrow still the there to was way we were when while OT Law: Genesis 48:7 As for me when I came (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |