Genesis 48:7
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth–lehem.
Cross-references
Genesis 35:16-19 provides the full account of Rachel's death and burial, which Jacob is summarizing here.
Genesis 35:19 records the same event — Rachel's death and burial near Ephrath — which Jacob is recounting here.
Micah 5:2 prophesies the ruler from Bethlehem Ephrathah — the very town where Rachel died and was buried, connecting the Messiah's birthplace to this location.
1 Samuel 10:2 mentions Rachel's tomb in Benjamin, the same burial site Jacob describes here near Bethlehem.
Luke 2:4 places Joseph's lineage in Bethlehem, the same town where Rachel was buried, linking the birth of Jesus to this location.
Ruth 1:2 calls Naomi's family Ephrathites from Bethlehem, equating Ephrath with Bethlehem as Genesis 48:7 does.
1 Samuel 17:12 identifies Jesse as an Ephrathite from Bethlehem — the same location where Rachel was buried, linking David's lineage to Rachel's burial site.