Bethlehem, 2209 AM: Binyamin was born in the outskirts of Beis Lechem.
Today is widely celebrated as the yahrzeit of Rachel Imeinu.
There is no Talmudic source for this. All we have is the following verse from the Book of Jubilees: “And at night, Rachel gave birth to a son and she named him Ben-Ony — since she had a hard labor, and his father named him Binyamin; on the eleventh of the eighth month…”
What we have here is a date when Binyamin received his name from his father.
The Book of Jubilees is part of the Sefarim Chitzonim–Apocrypha.
Regarding the timing of Rachel’s death, Pesikta indicates that she passed away “between Pesach and Shavuos.” Similarly, Rashi notes that Rachel Imeinu’s passing occurred during eis hagrid, which corresponds to the period of Pesach.
Source: Book of Jubilees, Kahana edition, chapter 32, verse 33; Pesikta Rabbasi §3; Seder Hadoros §2208; Teshuvos Rosh §2.
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