Places
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is the later name of Ephrath; Jacob recalls Rachel's burial on its road when blessing Joseph's sons in Genesis 48.
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Places
First mention
Genesis 35:19
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Genesis 35, 48Canaan
Scripture references
- Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, now Bethlehem.
- Genesis 48:7
'When I was on my way from Paddan, to my sorrow death took your mother Rachel from me in Canaan, on the journey while only a short distance from Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath -- now Bethlehem.'