Genesis 35:14 describes Jacob setting up and anointing a pillar at Bethel, the same act he repeats here at Rachel's tomb.

Genesis 28:18 records Jacob setting up and anointing a stone pillar at Bethel — the same practice he now performs at Rachel's grave.

1 Samuel 10:2 references Rachel's tomb near Zelzah in Benjamin's territory — a direct use of this landmark as a known geographic marker.

2 Samuel 18:18 names Absalom's pillar, erected to preserve his own name — a self-serving monument contrasting Jacob's loving memorial for Rachel.