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Genesis 35:13-19 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

13. Then God left that place.

14-15. Jacob set up a memorial stone there. He made the rock holy by pouring wine and oil on it. This was a special place because God spoke to Jacob there, and Jacob named the place Bethel.

16. Jacob and his group left Bethel. Before they came to Ephrath, Rachel began giving birth to her baby.

17. She was having a lot of trouble with this birth. She was in great pain. When her nurse saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.”

18. Rachel died while giving birth to the son. Before dying, she named the boy Benoni. But Jacob called him Benjamin.

19. Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

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