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Reuven and Bilhah

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Bereshit 35:16-26בראשית ל״ה:ט״ז-כ״ו

(16) And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. (17) And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the mid-wife said unto her: 'Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.' (18) And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing — for she died — that she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. (19) And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem. (20) And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. (21) And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. (22) And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: (23) the sons of Leah: Reuben,Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; (24) the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; (25) and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; (26) and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.

(טז) וַיִּסְעוּ מִבֵּית אֵל וַיְהִי עוֹד כִּבְרַת הָאָרֶץ לָבוֹא אֶפְרָתָה וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ. (יז) וַיְהִי בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּ בְּלִדְתָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְיַלֶּדֶת אַל תִּירְאִי כִּי גַם זֶה לָךְ בֵּן. (יח) וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֶּן אוֹנִי וְאָבִיו קָרָא לוֹ בִנְיָמִין. (יט) וַתָּמׇת רָחֵל וַתִּקָּבֵר בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶפְרָתָה הִוא בֵּית לָחֶם. (כ) וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה עַל קְבֻרָתָהּ הִוא מַצֶּבֶת קְבֻרַת רָחֵל עַד הַיּוֹם. (כא) וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּט אׇהֳלֹה מֵהָלְאָה לְמִגְדַּל עֵדֶר. (כב) וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר. (כג) בְּנֵי לֵאָה בְּכוֹר יַעֲקֹב רְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי וִיהוּדָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר וּזְבֻלוּן. (כד) בְּנֵי רָחֵל יוֹסֵף וּבִנְיָמִן. (כה) וּבְנֵי בִלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי. (כו) וּבְנֵי זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחַת לֵאָה גָּד וְאָשֵׁר אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּד לוֹ בְּפַדַּן אֲרָם.