
14: Grappling with God, Part 2
The BEMA Podcast
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To My Great Suffering, Rachel Died
In the book of genesis, jacob tells how his wife rachel dies in childbirth. As she is dying, she gives this last son the name ben jone - which means 'son of my trouble' His father doesn't want that to be and he names him ben yamin,. It can literally read, to my fault, or, because of me, rachel died. And it appears through the story thatjacob tells later, he blames himself for her death.
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