Genesis 35:19-20

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 35:20 Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.


sn This explanatory note links the earlier name Ephrath with the later name Bethlehem.

map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

tn Heb “standing stone.”

tn Or perhaps “it is known as” (cf. NEB).