Holy Scripture
Genesis 35:18
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 18.) And it came to pass, when her soul departed, for she died, that he called her name, 'The Son of my Sorrow'; but his father called his name Benjamin. In Hebrew, the similarity of the name is echoed; for the son of my sorrow, which the dying mother gave him as a name, is called Benoni (). However, the son of…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And it came to pass in her giving up the ghost (for she was dying), that she called his name, The son of my pain; but his father called his name Benjamin.
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In context
16And Jacob removed from Bethel, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder, and it came to pass when he drew nigh to Chabratha, to enter into Ephrath, Rachel travailed; and in her travail she was in hard labor.
17And it came to pass in her hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Be of good courage, for thou shalt also have this son.
— Genesis 35:18 —
19So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephrath, this is Bethlehem.
20And Jacob set up a pillar on her tomb; this is the pillar on the tomb of Rachel, until this day.