Genesis 48:7 (WEB)
As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”
Fathers and councils · 2
Cyril of Jerusalem
“For a few years ago the place was woody.” — editor's note: The Benedictine Editor thinks that in calling the place “woody” Cyril refers to a grove planted by Hadrian in honour of Adonis, which had been destroyed about…
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John Chrysostom
“Rachel was the mother of Benjamin, and on his death, they buried her in the horse-course that was near this place.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxv. 19, LXX. and xlviii. 7.
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