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15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(A)

16 They journeyed from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had a difficult labor. 17 When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear. You will have this son also.”

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15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[a](A)

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(B)

16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(C) Rachel(D) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(E) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.