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And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day." — Genesis 35:19–20. Tom Selwyn notes that R. A. S. Macalister, the most authoritative voice on the topography of Rachel's tomb, advanced the view in 1912 that the identification with Bethlehem was based on a copyist's mistake. [33]
The biblical record locates it near the present-day city of Bethlehem. So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), and Jacob set up a pillar at her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. Israel [Jacob] journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. (Gen 35:19-21 NRSV)
Rachel's grave; In Genesis 28:22, Jacob says, "'And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be God’s abode; and of all that You give me, I will set aside a tithe for You,'" and in Genesis 31:13, Yahweh says to Jacob, "I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to Me." "Over her grave Jacob set up a ...
The Catholic Midnight Mass in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve is broadcast around the world. Festivities begin hours earlier when dignitaries welcome the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem at the entrance to the city, near Rachel's Tomb. Accompanied by a parade of youth organizations, he then makes his way to Manger Square, where crowds are waiting.
Checkpoint 300. Checkpoint 300 (Arabic: حاجز 300, romanized: Ḥājiz 300, Hebrew: מחסום 300, romanized: Machsom 300), also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israel Defense Forces checkpoint at one of the main exits of Bethlehem. [1]
Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME; Capelle.r/Getty Images; Artfully79/Getty Images. W hen the German philosopher Immanuel Kant puzzled over why nature looks beautiful to us, he considered the ...
Rachel's Tomb, near Bethlehem, 1891. Near Ephrath, Rachel went into a difficult labor with her second son, Benjamin. The midwife told her in the middle of the birth that her child was a boy. [8] Before she died, Rachel named her son Ben Oni ("son of my mourning"), but Jacob called him Ben Yamin .
English: Rachel's Tomb, Near Bethlehem, 1891. From original silver print in book titled: "A Month in Palestine and Syria, April 1891," (author unknown). Original 19th century book in the possession of Kimberly Blaker, New Boston Fine and Rare Books.