Rachel’s Tomb

Tradition places Rachel’s tomb on the road between Bethlehem and Jerusalem: Jeremiah (31:15) says: “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus saith the LORD: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith The LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.”