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So Rachelוַ רָחֵלdiedתָּמָתand was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵרon the wayבְּדֶרֶךְto Ephrathאֶפְרָתָה(that is,הִואBethlehem).בֵּית לָחֶם
Genesis 35:19
Study it in the app“So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 35:19, word by word
- So Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- diedתָּמָתtamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamat” appears- and was buriedתִּקָּבֵרtikaver
bury
Bury.
Where else “tikaver” appears- on the wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- to Ephrathאֶפְרָתָהefrata
Ephrath
Ephrath, an old name of Bethlehem and its district.
Where else “efrata” appears- Bethlehem)בֵּיתbet
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
18As her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
19 · This verse (above)
20Jacob set up a standing stone on her grave; it is the standing stone of Rachel’s grave to this day.
To study Genesis 35 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?