Benjamin born; Rachel dies
Genesis 35:16–20; Jeremiah 31:15
On the road near Bethlehem, Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin, Jacob's twelfth son.
As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.
Genesis 35:18 (World English Bible)
Rachel named the boy Ben-oni, “son of my sorrow,” but Jacob renamed him Benjamin, “son of the right hand.” Jacob set up a pillar over her grave on the way to Bethlehem. Jeremiah later pictured Rachel weeping for her children, a verse Matthew applies to Herod's massacre in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:18).
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Dating notes
Not dated by Scripture or by Ussher. Benjamin was born in Canaan after Jacob's return (1739 BC) and before Joseph was sold (1728 BC); the date shown is a display estimate.