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rachel


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Rachel,  WV 
  Zip  code(s):  26587 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Rachel 
  ewe,  "the  daughter",  "the  somewhat  petulant,  peevish,  and 
  self-willed  though  beautiful  younger  daughter"  of  Laban,  and  one 
  of  Jacob's  wives  (Gen.  29:6,  28).  He  served  Laban  fourteen  years 
  for  her  so  deep  was  Jacob's  affection  for  her  She  was  the 
  mother  of  Joseph  (Gen.  30:22-24).  Afterwards,  on  Jacob's 
  departure  from  Mesopotamia,  she  took  with  her  her  father's 
  teraphim  (31:34,  35).  As  they  journeyed  on  from  Bethel,  Rachel 
  died  in  giving  birth  to  Benjamin  (35:18,  19),  and  was  buried  "in 
  the  way  to  Ephrath,  which  is  Bethlehem.  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar 
  upon  her  grave".  Her  sepulchre  is  still  regarded  with  great 
  veneration  by  the  Jews.  Its  traditional  site  is  about  half  a 
  mile  from  Jerusalem. 
 
  This  name  is  used  poetically  by  Jeremiah  (31:15-17)  to  denote 
  God's  people  mourning  under  their  calamities.  This  passage  is 
  also  quoted  by  Matthew  as  fulfilled  in  the  lamentation  at 
  Bethlehem  on  account  of  the  slaughter  of  the  infants  there  at 
  the  command  of  Herod  (Matt.  2:17,  18). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Rachel,  sheep 
 




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