Rachel’s Last Breath, God’s Lasting Promise Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob, died on the road to Ephrath (Bethlehem) while giving birth to her second son. In her final pain, she named him Ben-Oni—“child of pain,” giving voice to her suffering. But Jacob, refusing to let sorrow define the future, renamed him Benjamin—“child of happiness,” a name filled with hope, favor, and joy. Rachel was buried beside the road, not in the family tomb, yet her story did not end in loss. From pain came happines