Jacob and his group left Bethel. Just before they came to Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel began giving birth to her baby.
Genesis 35:19 - Easy To Read Version Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. American Standard Version (1901) And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). Common English Bible Rachel died and was buried near the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Rachel died, and she was buried in the way that leads to Ephrath: this place is Bethlehem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata. This is Bethlehem. |
Jacob and his group left Bethel. Just before they came to Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel began giving birth to her baby.
Rachel died while giving birth to the son. Before dying, Rachel named the boy Benoni. [211] But Jacob called him Benjamin. [212]
On the trip from Paddan Aram, Rachel died. This made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan. We were still traveling toward Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)”
Another time, David was in the fortress, [152] and a group of Philistines soldiers was in Bethlehem.
David was thirsty {for some water from his hometown}. David said, “I wish someone could give me some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem!” {David did not really want this, he was only talking.}
Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the founder of Beth Gader.
We heard about it in Ephrathah. {\cf2\super [616]} \par We found the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [617]} \par at Kiriath Jearim. {\cf2\super [618]} \par
Now, strong city, {\cf2\super [59]} gather your soldiers.\par They are surrounding us for the attack!\par They will hit the Judge of Israel\par on the cheek with their stick.\par
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,\par are the smallest town in Judah.\par Your family is almost too small to count.\par But the “Ruler of Israel”\par will come from you for me.\par His beginnings {\cf2\super [60]} are from ancient times,\par from long, long ago.\par
The Lord has a complaint\par against his people.\par Mountains, listen to the Lord’s complaint.\par Foundations of the earth, hear the Lord.\par He will prove that Israel is wrong!\par
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea. He was born during the time when Herod {\cf2\super [17]} was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.
‘Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,\par you are important among\par the rulers of Judah.\par Yes, a ruler will come from you,\par and that ruler will lead Israel,\par my people.’”\par \i (Micah 5:2)\i0 \par
Inside this border were the cities of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. In all, there were twelve towns and all the fields around them.
There was a young man that was a Levite. [129] He was from the city of Bethlehem, Judah. He had been living among the family group of Judah.
The man’s wife was named Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. These people were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem, Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.
So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,
After you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. The two men will say to you, ‘Someone found the donkeys you were looking for. Your father stopped worrying about his donkeys. Now he is worrying about you. He is saying: What will I do about my son?’”
Samuel did what the Lord told him to do. Samuel went to Bethlehem. The elders (leaders) of Bethlehem shook with fear. They met Samuel and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.