17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-20)We have here the story of the death of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob. 1. She fell in travail by the way, not able to reach to Bethlehem, the next town, though they were near it; so suddenly does pain sometimes come upon a woman in travail, which she cannot escape, or put off. We may suppose Jacob had soon a tent up, convenient enough for her reception. 2. Her pains were violent. She had hard l…
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