Then she had yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor – and her labor was hard.

When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”

While she was giving birth, one child put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”