Genesis 35:19
in Genesis 35So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
KJV
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem.
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This verse in Genesis 35
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. Hence called Bethlehem Ephratah, Mic 5:2; with great pertinency is Rachel represented as if risen from her grave, and weeping for her children, when the children of Bethlehem, and thereabout, were slain by Herod, she being buried so near that place, Mat 2:16; at what age she died is not said. Polyhistor, out of Demetrius (d), reports, that she died after Jacob had lived with her twenty three years. (d) Apnd Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 21. p. 424.
This site's exposition
Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath
on Genesis 35:19-20
The road she dies on runs into Bethlehem, and Micah 5:2 names that town as the place the ruler of Israel comes from. Jacob sets a pillar on the grave, and the verse says it still marks her tomb. Jeremiah 31:15 hears Rachel weeping for her children. Matthew 2:18 puts that line over the children killed at Bethlehem.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתָּ֖מָת | vatamot | and she died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| רָחֵ֑ל | rachel | Rachel | H7354 → | 47 times |
| וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ | vatikaver | and she was buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bederekh | on [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| אֶפְרָ֔תָה | ʾefratah | Ephrathah | H672 → | 10 times |
| הִ֖וא | hi' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [is] Beth- | H1035 → | 82 times |
| לָֽחֶם׃ | lachem | -lehem | H1035 → | 82 times |
וַתָּ֖מָתand she died
vatamotH4191 →839 times
רָחֵ֑לRachel
rachelH7354 →47 times
וַתִּקָּבֵר֙and she was buried
vatikaverH6912 →133 times
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְon [the] way of
bederekhH1870 →707 times
אֶפְרָ֔תָהEphrathah
ʾefratahH672 →10 times
הִ֖ואthat
hi'H1931 →1879 times
בֵּ֥ית[is] Beth-
beitH1035 →82 times
לָֽחֶם׃-lehem
lachemH1035 →82 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
it leads to
- Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 34:23–25
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Isaiah 9:6–7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Micah 5:2
Through
Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
it leads to
- Matthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 1:31–33
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Matthew 2:6
Through
Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.…
it leads to
- Genesis 29:32
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Genesis 29:32
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsRachelJacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin, who dies on the road to Bethlehem — later wept for in the prophets (Jer 31:15…
- PlaceBethlehemBethlehemDavid’s town, six miles south of Jerusalem, where Ruth gleaned, where Samuel anointed a shepherd boy, and where Jesus was born as…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.