Genesis 48:7

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And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

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Genesis 48:5 Genesis 48:6 Romans 8:24 Revelation 21:4

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Canaan Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
Bethlehem Place: House of bread. (1. ) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath ( Gen. 35:16 , 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11 ). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah ( Micah 5:2 ), Beth-lehem-judah. Modern identification: Bethlehem.
Ephrath Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Bethlehem.
Paddan-aram Place: A plain, occurring only in Gen. 48:7 , where it designates Padan-aram. Modern identification: Harran.
Rachel Person: Ewe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s wives ( Gen. 29:6 , 28).