Genesis 35:19

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

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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.

Genesis 35:16 Genesis 35:17 Genesis 35:18 Genesis 35:19 Genesis 35:20

Glossary

Ephrath Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Bethlehem.
Rachel Person: Ewe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s wives ( Gen. 29:6 , 28).
Bethlehem Place: House of bread. (1. ) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath ( Gen. 35:16 , 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11 ). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah ( Micah 5:2 ), Beth-lehem-judah. Modern identification: Bethlehem.