And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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Interpretation
Rachel had passionately said, Give me children, or else I die; and now that she had children, she died! The death of the body is but the departure of the soul to the world of spirits.
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This thought runs through Genesis 35:16-20.