9. Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him,
10. saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel.
11. Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
12. And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.”
13. Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob.
14. Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.
15. And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means “house of God”), because God had spoken to him there.
16. Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense.
17. After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!”
18. Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”).