Gen 35:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 35:16-20: 35:16-20 Benjamin’s birth completed the family, but it was a sorrowful event because Rachel died in childbirth (see study note on 31:32).

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‏ Genesis 35:16-18

Summary for Gen 35:16-20: 35:16-20 ^a Benjamin’s birth completed the family, but it was a sorrowful event because Rachel died in childbirth (see study note on 31:32).
35:18 ^b Rachel found the name son of my sorrow appropriate to the situation, but Jacob did not want such a sad name for his son, so he changed it to son of my right hand. Jacob thus turned the day of sorrow into a day of hope that gave his son the prospect of success.