Genesis 35:16-29 ▼

16 And they departed from Bethel and when he was but a feld brede from Ephrath Rahel began to trauell. And in travelynge she was in perell.

17 And as she was in paynes of hir laboure the mydwyfe sayde vnto her: feare not for thou shalt haue this sonne also.

18 Then as hir soule was a departinge that she must dye: she called his name Ben Oni. But his father called him Ben Iamin.

19 And thus dyed Rahel ad was buryed in the waye to Ephrath which now is called Bethlehem.

20 And Iacob sett vp a piller apon hir graue which is called Rahels graue piller vnto this daye.

21 And Israell went thece and pitched vp his tent beyonde the toure of Eder.

22 And it chaunced as Israel dwelt in that lande that Ruben went and laye with Bilha his fathers concubyne and it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were .xij. in nombre.

23 The sonnes of Lea. Ruben Iacobs eldest sonne and Simeo Leui Iuda Isachar and Zabulon

24 The sonnes of Rahel: Ioseph and Ben Iamin.

25 The sonnes of Bilha Rahels mayde: Dan and Nepthali.

26 The sonnes of Zilpha Leas mayde Gad and Aser. Thes are the sones of Iacob which were borne him in Mesopotamia.

27 Then Iacob went vnto Isaac his father to Mamre a pricipall cyte otherwise called Hebron: where Abraha and Isaac sogeorned as straungers.

28 And the dayes of Isaac were an hundred and .lxxx. yeres:

29 and than fell he seke and dyed ad was put vnto his people: beynge olde and full of dayes. And his sonnes Esau ad Iacob buried him.