16 And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing;
And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth `are' of old, From the days of antiquity.
`And I -- in my coming in from Padan-`Aram' Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which `is' Bethlehem.'
Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband `is' thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'
and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which `is' Bethlehem,
And he saith to him, `Go in peace.' And he goeth from him a kibrath of land,
And Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur.
And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,
Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.
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Commentary on Genesis 35 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 35
In this chapter we have three communions and three funerals.
Gen 35:1-5
Here,
Gen 35:6-15
Jacob and his retinue having safely arrived at Bethel, we are here told what passed there.
Gen 35:16-20
We have here the story of the death of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob.
Gen 35:21-29
Here is,