Then she had<n id="1" /> yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away,<n id="1" /> Rachel went into labor<n id="2" /> &#8211; and her labor was hard.

When her labor was at its hardest,<n id="1" /> the midwife said to her, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid, for you are having another son.&#8221;<n id="2" />

While she was giving birth, one child<n id="1" /> put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, &#8220;This one came out first.&#8221;