“And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
“And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.”
In the twenty-fifth chapter of Genesis, Moses informs us that Rebekah, who had been barren, conceived, being the wife of Isaac.
“And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
“And the first was born red, all over like a hairy garment: and they called his name Esau.
“And after that his brother was born, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel: and his name was called Jacob.”
The birth in this case appears to have been a natural one, in which the children followed each other in quick succession.
We read also in the thirty-eighth chapter of Genesis, the case of Tamar, who bore twins, being attended by a midwife.
“And it came to pass, in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
“And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.