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Summary

When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

Zelzah

General references

Bible References

Rachel's

Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says the Lord,
A voice is heard in Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
She refuses to be comforted for her children,
Because they are no more.”

Zelzah

Joshua 18:28
and Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.

The asses

1 Samuel 10:16
So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom which Samuel had mentioned.
1 Samuel 9:3
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.”

General references

1 Samuel 9:3
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.”
Luke 2:12
This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 22:10
And He said to them, “When you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.