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18 And as her soul was departing, (for she died), she named him Ben-oni (son of my sorrow); but his father called him Benjamin ([a]son of the right hand). 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the [b]pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:18 This had a positive meaning, like a “right-hand man,” a son in a position of importance and honor.
  2. Genesis 35:20 This pillar was still visible at the time when Moses lived.

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