New International Reader's Version

Genesis 35:15-24 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

15. Jacob named the place Bethel. That's where God had talked with him.

16. They moved on from Bethel. Ephrath wasn't very far away when Rachel began to have a baby. She was having a very hard time of it.

17. The woman who helped her saw that she was having problems. So she said to her, "Don't be afraid. You have another son."

18. But Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

19. So Rachel died. Her body was buried beside the road to Ephrath. Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.

20. Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. The pillar marks the place of Rachel's tomb to this very day.

21. Israel moved on again. He set up his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

22. While Israel was living in that area, Reuben went in and made love to Bilhah. She was the concubine of Reuben's father. And Israel heard about it. Here are the 12 sons Jacob had.

23. Leah was the mother of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son. Her other sons were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.

24. The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.