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18 Rachel was at the point of death, and right before dying, she said, “I'll name him Benoni.”[a] But Jacob called him Benjamin.[b]

19 Rachel was buried beside the road to Ephrath, which is also called Bethlehem. 20 Jacob set up a tombstone over her grave, and it is still there.

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Footnotes

  1. 35.18 Benoni: In Hebrew “Benoni” means “Son of my Sorrow.”
  2. 35.18 Benjamin: In Hebrew “Benjamin” can mean “Son at my Right Side” (the place of power).

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