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19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel’s grave, and it can be seen there to this day.

21 Then Jacob[a] traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder.

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Footnotes

  1. 35:21 Hebrew Israel; also in 35:22a. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.

19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(A) (that is, Bethlehem(B)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(C) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(D)

21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.(E)

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