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What was the relationship between Rachel and Benjamin?

Rachel was the mother of Benjamin. She died giving birth to him; she named him Ben-oni, and Jacob named him Benjamin. Genesis 35:16-19

What the Bible says

Genesis 35:18

And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, The son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, The son of the right hand.

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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