Genesis 35:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob and his family had left Bethel and were still a long way from Ephrath, when the time came for Rachel's baby to be born.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then the LORD said to the woman, “You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried beside the road to Ephrath, which is also called Bethlehem.

Genesis 48:7

Unfortunately, your mother Rachel died in Canaan after we had left northern Syria and before we reached Bethlehem. And I had to bury her along the way.

2 Kings 5:19

“Go home, and don't worry about that,” Elisha replied. Then Naaman left. After Naaman had gone only a short distance,

1 Chronicles 2:19

After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur

Psalm 132:6

When we were in Ephrath, we heard that the sacred chest was somewhere near Jaar.

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the LORD will choose one of your people to rule the nation— someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learnt from the wise men.

Matthew 2:18

“In Ramah a voice was heard crying and weeping loudly. Rachel was mourning for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were dead.”

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved by having children, if they stay faithful, loving, holy, and modest.

Ruth 4:11

The town leaders and the others standing there said: We are witnesses to this. And we pray that the LORD will give your wife many children, just as he did Leah and Rachel, the wives of Jacob. May you be a rich man in the tribe of Ephrath and an important man in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 10:2

When you leave me today, you'll meet two men near Rachel's tomb at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin. They'll tell you, “The donkeys you've been looking for have been found. Your father has forgotten about them, and now he's worrying about you! He's wondering how he can find you.”

1 Samuel 4:20

and she was dying. But the women taking care of her said, “Don't be afraid—it's a boy!” She didn't pay any attention to them.