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The sonsבְּנֵיof Rachel:רָחֵלJosephיוֹסֵףand Benjamin.וּבִנְיָמִן
Genesis 35:24
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Genesis 35:24, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- and Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears
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The sons of Jacob
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Genesis 35:22-26
22While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali. 26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
The context
23The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24 · This verse (above)
25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali.
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?