Genesis 35:19

New International Reader's Version

So Rachel died. She was buried beside the road to Ephrath. Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.

Cross References

Genesis 35:16

They moved on from Bethel. Ephrath wasn’t very far away when Rachel began to have a baby. She was having a very hard time of it.

Genesis 35:18

But Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

Genesis 48:7

As I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died. It made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way. We weren’t very far away from Ephrath. So I buried her body there beside the road to Ephrath.” Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 23:14

At that time David was in his usual place of safety. Some Philistine troops were stationed at Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 23:15

David longed for a drink of water. He said, “I wish someone would get me water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem.”

1 Chronicles 2:51

Hur was the father of Salma. Salma was the father of Bethlehem. Hur was also the father of Hareph. Hareph was the father of Beth Gader.

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Ezra 2:21

There were 123 from the men of Bethlehem.

Psalm 132:6

Here are the words we heard in Ephrathah. We heard them again in the fields of Kiriath Jearim.

Micah 5:1

Jerusalem, you are being attacked. So bring your troops together. Our enemies have surrounded us. They want to slap the face of Israel’s ruler.

Micah 5:2

The Lord says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you might not be an important town in the nation of Judah. But out of you will come for me a ruler over Israel. His family line goes back to the early years of your nation. It goes all the way back to days of long ago.”

Micah 6:2

Hear the Lord’s case, you mountains. Listen, you age-old foundations of the earth. The Lord has a case against his people Israel. He is bringing charges against them.

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea. This happened while Herod was king of Judea. After Jesus’ birth, Wise Men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:6

“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are certainly not the least important among the towns of Judah. A ruler will come out of you. He will rule my people Israel like a shepherd.’ ” (Micah 5:2)

Joshua 19:15

Zebulun’s territory included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. The total number of towns was 12. Some of them had villages near them.

Judges 17:7

A young Levite had been living in land that belonged to the tribe of Judah. He was from Bethlehem in Judah.

Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelek. His wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites whose home had been in Bethlehem in Judah. They went to Moab and lived there.

Ruth 4:11

Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. The woman is coming into your home. May the Lord make her like Rachel and Leah. Together they built up the family of Israel. May you be an important person in Ephrathah. May you be famous in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 10:2

When you leave me today, you will meet two men. They will be near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They’ll say to you, ‘The donkeys you have been looking for have been found. Now your father has stopped thinking about them. Instead, he’s worried about you. He’s asking, “What can I do to find my son?” ’

1 Samuel 16:4

Samuel did what the Lord said. He arrived at Bethlehem. The elders of the town met him. They were trembling with fear. They asked, “Have you come in peace?”

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of an Ephrathite whose name was Jesse. Jesse was from Bethlehem in Judah and had eight sons. When Saul was king, Jesse was already very old.