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Jacob’s Sons

16 Then they traveled from Bethel. As they were coming close to Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She was experiencing hard labor, 17 and when she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

18 Then as her life was slipping away[a] (for she was dying), she named her son Benoni,[b] but his father named him Benjamin.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:18 Or as her soul was departing
  2. Genesis 35:18 Benoni means son of my trouble.
  3. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.