Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
Matthew 2:5 - Y'all Version Bible They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written through the prophet, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: American Standard Version (1901) And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet, Common English Bible They said, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote: Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to him: "In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet: |
Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, Magi from the rising direction came to Jerusalem, saying,
When he had gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he lived there.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live for a while in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?”
Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “May YHWH be with y’all.” They answered him, “May YHWH bless you.”
Then the elders and everyone at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May YHWH make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
YHWH said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”