Genesis 35:19

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 48:7

48:7 But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died – to my sorrow – in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).


sn This explanatory note links the earlier name Ephrath with the later name Bethlehem.

tn Heb “upon me, against me,” which might mean something like “to my sorrow.”

map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.