Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
A little way to come
Hard labour
General references
Bible References
A little way to come
2 Kings 5:19
Elisha said: Go in peace. And Naaman left. He had gone only a short distance,
Ephrath
Genesis 48:7
Your mother Rachel died in Canaan after we left northern Syria and before we reached Bethlehem. I had to bury her along the way.
Ruth 1:2
The man was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi, and the two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. They went to Moab and stayed there.
1 Chronicles 2:19
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
Psalm 132:6
Now, we have heard about the Ark of the Covenant being in Ephrathah. We found it in Jaar.
Micah 5:2
You Bethlehem Ephrathah who are little to be among the thousands of Judah. Out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel! His origin is from of old, from everlasting (days of antiquity) (ancient times).
Matthew 2:1
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod. Astrologers arrived in Jerusalem from the east.
Hard labour
Genesis 3:16
He said to the woman: I will greatly increase your pains in childbirth; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.
1 Timothy 2:15
She will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.
General references
Genesis 35:24
The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
Genesis 44:27
Our father said, 'You know that my wife Rachel bore me only two sons.
Numbers 1:36
The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty.