19 Thus Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephʹrath, that is to say, Bethʹle·hem.+

7 Now there happened to be a young man of Bethʹle·hem+ in Judah of the family of Judah,* and he was a Levite.*+ And he was residing there for a time.

19 And they both continued on their way until they came to Bethʹle·hem.+ And it came about that as soon as they came to Bethʹle·hem, all the city became stirred up over them,+ and the women kept saying: “Is this Naʹo·mi?”+

11 At this all the people that were in the gate and the older men said: “Witnesses! May Jehovah grant the wife* who is coming into your house to be like Rachel+ and like Leʹah,+ both of whom built the house of Israel;+ and you prove your worth in Ephʹra·thah+ and make a notable name* in Bethʹle·hem.+

16 Eventually Jehovah said to Samuel: “For how long will you be mourning for Saul,+ while I, on the other hand, have rejected him from ruling as king over Israel?+ Fill your horn with oil+ and go. I shall send you to Jesʹse+ the Bethʹle·hem·ite, because I have provided among his sons a king for myself.”+