And after I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died upon my hand in the land of Canaan, by the way: when I had but a field's breadth to go unto Ephrata. And I buried her there in the way to Ephrata which is now called Bethlehem."

The name of the man was Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion and they were Ephraimites, out of Bethlehem Judah. And when they came into the land of Moab, they continued there.

But Azubah died, and Caleb took Ephrath which bare him Hur.

Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood.

And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.

When Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Jewry in the time of Herod the king, Behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,

Hard labour

And unto the woman he said, "I will surely increase thy sorrow and make thee oft with child, and with pain shalt thou be delivered: And thy lusts shall pertain unto thy husband and he shall rule thee."

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children they shall be saved, so they continue in faith, love, and holiness with discretion.

General references

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons.

Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war -