Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you. (Gen 35:10)(531) Jacob made a pillar of stone, pouring a drink offering and oil on it, and called the place Bethel once again. Jacob and his company left Bethel and were close to Ephrath when Rachel went into a hard labor. She died after giving birth to whom she named Ben-oni, but Jacob called him Benjamin. Rachel was buried on the way to Ephrath, and Jacob put a pillar at her grave. Jacob continued his journey, and made camp beyond the tower of Eder. During Jacobs stay in that area, he heard that Reuben had sex with his concubine.Jacob now had twelve sons: those who were from Leah, Reuben (the eldest), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; those who were from Rachel, Joseph and Benjamin; those who were from Rachels maid, Dan and Naphtali; and those of Leahs maid, Gad and Asher. Jacob returned to his father at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (Hebron), and Isaac died. His sons buried him. Esau moved away from Jacob to Seir because the land couldnt support both their herds and all.Jacob settled in Canaan, the land that was promised to him by god. Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his children. He made Joseph a colored robe with long sleeves, which might have been implying that Joseph wasnt expected to do work. One day some of Jacobs children came back with Josephs robe, torn and bloody, Jacob realized that a wild animal must have eaten Joseph. He grieved for many days, and after having his family trying to console him, he said he would go down to Sheol to his son. Jacob grew older, and eventually, famine spread to Canaan, from Egypt, but now there was grain in Egypt. Jacob told his sons to go to Egypt (they looked at each other suspiciously) and buy some grain for their family. Jacob neglected to send his youngest son, Benjamin, to Egypt, for fear that harm may come to him. When his sons came back, they told Jacob that in Egypt, the lord of the land accused th...
