Genesis 35:16-26
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel began to give birth and had difficulty and suffered severely.
17 When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.”
18 And as her soul was departing, (for she died), she named him Ben-oni (son of my sorrow); but his father called him Benjamin ((a)son of the right hand).
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20 Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the (b)pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
21 Then Israel (Jacob) journeyed on and pitched his tent on the other side of the tower of Eder [the lookout point used by shepherds].
22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father’s (c)concubine, and Israel heard about it.
Now Jacob had twelve sons—
Now Jacob had twelve sons—
The Sons of Israel
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
24 and the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
25 and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali;
26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob born to him in Paddan-aram.
Footnotes:
a.
Genesis 35:18: This had a positive meaning, like a “right-hand man,” a son in a position of importance and honor.
b.
Genesis 35:20: This pillar was still visible at the time when Moses lived.
c.
Genesis 35:22: See note 22:24.