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).
20. Jacob put a special rock on Rachel’s grave to honor her. That special rock is still there today.
21. Then Israel continued his journey. He camped just south of Eder tower.
22. Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s slave woman Bilhah. Israel heard about this, and he was very angry. These are the names of Jacob’s twelve sons:
23. His firstborn son was Reuben, whose mother was Leah. Jacob’s other sons by Leah were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24. His sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
25. His sons by Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, were Dan and Naphtali.
26. His sons by Zilpah, Leah’s maid, were Gad and Asher. These were Jacob’s sons who were born in Paddan Aram.
27. Jacob went to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba (Hebron). This is where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
28. Isaac lived 180 years.
29. Then Isaac became weak and died and went to be with his people. He had lived a long and full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.