Genesis 30:22-24
22Then God aremembered Rachel, and God listened to her and bopened her womb. 23She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away cmy reproach.” 24And she called his name Joseph, ▼▼ Joseph means May he add, and sounds like the Hebrew for taken away
saying, e“May the Lord add to me another son!” Genesis 35:16-18
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
16Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance ▼▼Or about two hours’ distance
from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for gyou have another son.” 18And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; ▼▼ Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow, or son of my strength
ibut his father called him Benjamin. ▼▼ Benjamin means son of the right hand
Genesis 46:19-22
19The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20And kto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of lOn, bore to him. 21And mthe sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.
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