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Genesis 12:11
As he was about to enter Egypt, he spoke to his wife Sarai. He said,“ I know what a beautiful woman you are.
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Proverbs 31:30
Charm can fool you. Beauty fades. But a woman who has respect for the Lord should be praised.
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Genesis 30:1-2
Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children by Jacob. So she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“ Give me children, or I’ll die!”Jacob became angry with her. He said,“ Do you think I’m God? He’s the one who has kept you from having children.”
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Genesis 29:18
Jacob was in love with Rachel. He said to Laban,“ I’ll work for you for seven years so I can marry your younger daughter Rachel.”
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Genesis 46:19-22
The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.In Egypt, Asenath had Manasseh and Ephraim by Joseph. Asenath was the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On.The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.These were the sons and grandsons born to Jacob and Rachel. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Rachel was 14.
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Jeremiah 31:15
The Lord says,“ A voice is heard in Ramah. It is the sound of weeping and deep sadness. Rachel is weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are gone.”
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Genesis 48:7
As I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died. It made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way. We weren’t very far away from Ephrath. So I buried her body there beside the road to Ephrath.” Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.
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Matthew 2:18
“ A voice is heard in Ramah. It’s the sound of crying and deep sadness. Rachel is crying over her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are gone.”( Jeremiah 31:15)
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1 Samuel 10 2
When you leave me today, you will meet two men. They will be near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They’ll say to you,‘ The donkeys you have been looking for have been found. Now your father has stopped thinking about them. Instead, he’s worried about you. He’s asking,“ What can I do to find my son?” ’
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Genesis 29:6-12
Then Jacob asked them,“ How is he?”“ He’s fine,” they said.“ Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”“ Look,” he said,“ the sun is still high in the sky. It’s not time for the flocks to be brought together. Give water to the sheep and take them back to the grasslands.”“ We can’t,” they replied.“ We have to wait until all the flocks are brought together. The stone has to be rolled away from the opening of the well. Then we’ll give water to the sheep.”He was still talking with them when Rachel came with her father’s sheep. It was her job to take care of the flock.Rachel was the daughter of Laban, Jacob’s uncle. When Jacob saw Rachel with Laban’s sheep, he went over to the well. He rolled the stone away from the opening. He gave water to his uncle’s sheep.Jacob kissed Rachel. Then he began to cry because he was so happy.He had told Rachel he was a relative of her father. He had also said he was Rebekah’s son. Rachel ran and told her father what Jacob had said.
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Genesis 30:22
Then God listened to Rachel. He showed concern for her. He made it possible for her to have children.
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Genesis 35:19-20
So Rachel died. She was buried beside the road to Ephrath. Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.Jacob set up a stone marker over her tomb. To this day, the stone marks the place where Rachel was buried.
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Genesis 35:24
The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
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Genesis 24:16
The young woman was very beautiful. No man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring. She filled her jar and came up again.
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Genesis 39:6
So Joseph took good care of everything Potiphar owned. With Joseph in charge, Potiphar didn’t have to worry about anything except the food he ate. Joseph was strong and handsome.
