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In this chapter, a number of loose ends are tied up that involve both pain and a sense of completeness. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bethel<\/em>: When Jacob left Haran (Genesis Chapter 28) God revealed Himself to Jacob in Bethel and promised He would remain with him. \u00a0Jacob on his part vowed to worship God and give Him a tithe of his property if and when he returns safely. With the family\u2019s return to Bethel (which takes place after a process of purification just as when one goes to the Temple) this circle is closed with the establishment of an altar on the spot (verse 7). \u00a0In the rest of this chapter, this monument, like the one Jacob erected when he left Beer Sheva, is anointed with oil (verse 14).<\/span><\/p>\n

Revelation and Blessing<\/em>: God reveals Himself to Jacob (verses 9-13) and gives him a second time the blessing, i.e. the patriarchal blessing. \u00a0This includes, as you may recall, the promise of progeny and land.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacob\u2019s family<\/em>: His twelfth son is born – last but not least. \u00a0Jacob\u2019s family is defined formally in verses 23-26. However, his birth comes with with great pain. Rachel has a difficult time in childbirth and afterwards she dies and is buried in Bethlehem on the way to Ephrath (verses 17-20).<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaac, Jacob, and Esau<\/em>: At age 180 Isaac dies, literally, \u201cwas gathered to his kin.\u201d \u00a0In this, his final journey, Jacob and Esau accompany him to his burial (verses 28-29).<\/span><\/p>\n

Points to Ponder:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Two trees, three goodbyes, two monuments: \u00a0Trees–\u201cunder the terebinth that was near Shechem\u201d (verse 4) are buried signs of foreign religious practice as they approach Bethel. \u05f4Under the oak below Bethel (verse 8) near Bethel Deborah, Rebekah\u2019s wet nurse, is buried. \u00a0Goodbyes–From Deborah, Rebekah\u2019s nurse, and from Rachel and Isaac. Monuments–Bethel–like the Temple and at Rachel\u2019s tomb as a memorial.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Rebekah\u2019s wet nurse Deborah: Verse 8 (we met her at Rebekah\u2019s engagement in Chapter 24). \u00a0There is something exciting when in the grand narrative minor characters burst forth, people who generally are invisible.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Benjamin has two names that tell the story of his sad birth. For his mother, he is Ben-Oni (verse 18), an ambiguous name that indicates mixed emotions – the son who is born in pain (the Hebrew word \u201coni\u201d is related to the word for \u201cmourning\u201d) is also a source of strength. His father changed his name and decided – he is Benjamin, a strong son.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The burial of Rachel: Rachel died while on the way to Ephrath and was buried on the way and not in the Cave of Machpelah, the official burial ground of the patriarchal family. But … where exactly? The text gives an exact marker, Bethlehem on the way to Ephrath, which differs from the tradition that identifies the grave being in southern Bethlehem (in the kingdom of Judah). It seems that according to the text that one should look for Rachel’s tomb, in a more northern director, closer to Bethel (verse 16).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Reuben’s conduct is out of line (verse 22). Again Jacob is silent (and again, as in the case of his silence towards Simeon and Levi about what they did to Shechem, the last word will be uttered in Chapter 49 in his words to his sons before he dies).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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