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Verse Genesis 35:16. _THERE WAS BUT A LITTLE WAY TO COME TO EPHRATH_]
The word כברת _kibrath_, translated here _a little way_, has
greatly perplexed commentators. It occurs only here, in Genesis 48:7...
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- The Death of Isaac
8. דברה _d__e__borâh_, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת
אלּון _'alôn_-_bākût_, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”
16. כברה _kı̂brâh_, “length stretc
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CHAPTER 35 JACOB AT BETHEL AND THREE DEATHS
_ 1. The divine commandment (Genesis 35:1)_
2. The defilement put away (Genesis 35:2)
3. The journey to Bethel and the altar (Genesis 35:5)
4. Deborah,...
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GENESIS 35:16 A. RACHEL DIES AT THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN.
Genesis 35:16 is assigned by some to J and by some to E. There is no
decisive reason for either. Genesis 35:21_ a_ is from J. The use of
Israel a...
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_some way_ The word in the Heb. denotes a measure of distance. What it
was, however, cannot be determined. It is found in Genesis 48:7 and 2
Kings 5:19. LXX renders as a proper name _Chabratha_.
_to E...
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(J). Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel
"The meaning of the statement that Rachel died when Benjamin was born
is that the formation of the new tribe Benjamin broke up the old tribe
Rachel" (Bennet...
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AND THERE WAS BUT A LITTLE WAY, &C.— _There was but "a small piece,
or portion of ground,"_ (so the word כברת _kiberath_ signifies,)
between them and _Ephrath;_ or in other words they were very near t...
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PART FORTY-THREE
THE STORY OF JACOB: INCIDENTS IN CANAAN
(Genesis 34:1 to Genesis 35:28)
The Biblical Account
1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob went out to
see the daughters...
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_AND THEY JOURNEYED FROM BETHEL; AND THERE WAS BUT A LITTLE WAY TO
COME TO EPHRATH: AND RACHEL TRAVAILED, AND SHE HAD HARD LABOUR._
They journeyed from Beth-el. There can be no doubt that much
enjoym...
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JACOB JOURNEYS BY WAY OF BETHEL TO HEBRON. DEATH OF RACHEL AND OF
ISAAC
1. Jacob is commanded to go to Bethel and fulfil the vow he had once
made there (Genesis 28:20; Genesis 28:22)....
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EPHRATH] or Bethlehem, 4 m. S. of Jerusalem: cp. Genesis 48:7; Micah
5:2....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 35
JACOB MOVES TO BETHEL
V1 God said to Jacob, ‘Move away from here. Go to Bethel and live
there. Make an *altar there for me. I am God. I appear...
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BUT A LITTLE WAY. — Heb., _and there was still a “chibrath” of
land to come to Ephrath._ This word occurs four times in the Old
Testament: here, in Genesis 48:7, in 2 Kings 5:19, and in Amos 9:9,
wher...
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave
probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
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וַ יִּסְעוּ֙ מִ בֵּ֣ית אֵ֔ל וַֽ יְהִי
־עֹ֥וד
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JACOB'S RETURN
Genesis 35:1
"As for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of
Canaan in the way."- Genesis 48:7
The words of the Wrestler at the brook Jabbok, "Let me go, for the...
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JACOB'S SONS; ESAU'S SONS; ISAAC'S DEATH
Genesis 35:16; Genesis 36:1
From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the
other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if we are to bea...
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God never abandons His children to the forces of evil circumstances
resulting from their own folly. The fourth direct communication to
Jacob was that which called him back to Beth-el. Again the eviden...
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THE DEATHS OF RACHEL AND ISAAC
As they continued their journey away from Bethel, Rachel experienced a
very difficult time in childbirth. She named the boy born on that day
Ben-Oni, or "son of my sorro...
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And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a (f) little way to
come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
(f) The Hebrew word signifies as much ground as one can cover fro...
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Spring. Hebrew, cibrath. Septuagint leave it untranslated, Chalratha,
though they render it horse-race, (ver. 19.) and join both together,
chap. xlviii. 7. The word occurs again, 4 Kings v. 19; and St...
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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16._And they journeyed from Beth-el_. We have seen how severe a wound
the defilement of his daughter inflicted on holy Jacob, and with what
terror the cruel deed of his two sons had inspired him. Vari...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35.
I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the
Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not
possessed; but...
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AND THEY JOURNEYED FROM BETHEL,.... Jacob and his family; how long
they stayed there is not certain, some say four months z; hence they
removed towards Bethlehem, which was twelve miles from Bethel a,...
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And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come
to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Ver. 17. _Thou shalt have this son also._] So she had "children,"
acc...
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1 God sendeth Iacob to Bethel.
2 He purgeth his house of idols.
6 He buildeth an Altar at Bethel.
8 Deborah dieth at Allon Bachuth.
9 God blesseth Iacob at Bethel.
16 Rachel traueileth of Beniami...
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The Death of Rachel...
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And they journeyed from Bethel, since Jacob's vow was now fulfilled
and his thanksgiving completed; AND THERE WAS BUT A LITTLE WAY TO COME
TO EPHRATH, they were still a certain distance from the town...
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SEVENTH SECTION
_Departure from Bethel. Benjamin’s birth. Rachel’s death_.
GENESIS 35:16-20
16And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to
come to Ephrath [fruit, the fruitful]:...
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BETHEL AT LAST
Jacob knew he could not remain at Shechem, though it took a
humiliating experience in his own house to drive him away from there.
God speaks to him in no uncertain terms. He is to arise...
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A LITTLE WAY:
_ Heb._ a little piece of ground...
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16-20 Rachel had passionately said, Give me children, or else I die;
and now that she had children, she died! The death of the body is but
the departure of the soul to the world of spirits. When shal...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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"And God said unto Jacob. Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there."
This confirms the principle on which we have been dwelling. When there
is failure or declension, the Lord calls the soul back to Hims...
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Genesis 35:16 journeyed H5265 (H8799) Bethel H1008 but H5750 little
H3530 distance H776 go H935 (H8800) Ephrath...
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“And they journeyed from Bethel, and there was still some way to
come to Ephrath, and Rachel began to experience birth pains and she
had hard labour. And it happened that when she was in hard labour t...
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CONTENTS: Jacob's return to Bethel and renewed communion. Death of
Rachael. Birth of Benjamin. Death of Isaac.
CHARACTERS: Jacob, Deborah, Rebekah, Rachael, Benjamin, Reuben,
Bilhah, Isaac, Esau.
CO...
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Genesis 35:1. _And God said._ This is the fifth vision in which the
Lord appeared to Jacob; it marks a special providence over his safety,
by removing him from the vicinity of Shechem to a peaceful dw...
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_Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is
Bethlehem_
THE DEATH OF RACHEL
I. IN ITS SOLEMN AND MELANCHOLY ASPECT.
1. It was death upon a journey.
2. It was death in the time of t...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 35:16 RACHEL dies while giving birth. The
name that Rachel gives her newborn son, BEN-ONI, is potentially
ambiguous (see esv footnote). Jacob changes the
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 35:1 Jacob moves by stages from Shechem to
Bethel, eventually coming to Hebron, where his father Isaac is still
alive. Transformed by the experiences of Bethel and Peniel, Jaco...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 35:18. Ben-oni.] Heb. _Son of my pain. Benjamin._ Heb. _Son of
right hand, or, son of happiness._—
GENESIS 35:20. THE PILLAR OF RACHEL’S GRAVE UNTO THIS DAY.] The
grave of Ra...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 35:16
AND THEY JOURNEYED—not in opposition to the Divine commandment
(Genesis 35:1), which did not enjoin a permanent settlement at Bethel,
but in accordance probably with his own...
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And so God said to Jacob, Arise, and go up to Bethel (Genesis 35:1),
Now Jacob is afraid. Hey, the kings are going to get together. They're
going to attack me and wipe me out. And so "God is saying to...
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a little way to come. Heb. a little piece of ground. 2 Kings 5:19
Ephrath. Genesis 48:7 Ruth 1:2 1 Chronicles 2:19...
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She had hard labour — Harder than usual....