Ge 35:16-29

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Further details of Jacob’s family

(Gen 35:16-29)

This section of the history of Israel closes by recording the birth of Jacob’s last son (Gen 35:16-18), the death of Rachel (Gen 35:19-21), the sin of Reuben because of which he lost the birthright (Gen 35:22; cf. Gen 49:4; 1 Chron 5:1), the names of Jacob’s twelve sons, who are listed in legal order according to their mothers (Gen 35:23-26), and the death of Isaac (Gen 35:27-29).