Rachel bears Benjamin and dies

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Ge 35:16: And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Ge 35:17: And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Ge 35:18: And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
Ge 35:19: And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Ge 35:20: And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
Ge 35:21: And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
Ge 35:22: And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Ge 35:23: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Ge 35:24: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
Ge 35:25: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Ge 35:26: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.