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Genesis 35:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 35:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 Jacob called the place where God had spoken to him Bethel.
16 Jacob Endures Painful Times.[a] They then departed from Bethel. They were a short distance outside of Ephrath when Rachel went into labor and she suffered great distress. 17 When her pains were most severe, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for it is another son!”
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- Genesis 35:16 Rachel, Jacob’s preferred wife, dies while giving birth to a son; later, he learns that his eldest son Reuben has committed a grave outrage against him. Thus, Jacob continues to expiate his sin.
