Genesis 35:16-19
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 byou 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
dbut his father called him Benjamin. ▼▼ Benjamin means son of the right hand
19So fRachel died, and she was buried on the way to gEphrath (that is, Bethlehem), Joshua 18:21-28
21Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were hJericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages: 25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28Zela, Haeleph, iJebus ▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew the Jebusite
(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah ▼▼Hebrew Gibeath
and Kiriath-jearim ▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew Kiriath
—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans. Ezekiel 48:1-7
1“These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside mthe way of Hethlon nto Lebo-hamath, as far as oHazar-enan (which is on the northern border of pDamascus over against Hamath), and ▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew and they shall be his
extending from the east side to the west, ▼▼Septuagint (compare verses 2–8); Hebrew the east side the west
sDan, one portion. 2Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, tAsher, one portion. 3Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, uNaphtali, one portion. 4Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. 5Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. 6Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. 7Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.
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