DUH, GT!
THAT'S NOT WHAT THE VERSE SAYS, GT. It says her
SOUL was departing. ACCORDING TO YOU, "soul" means "body and spirit."
So either the verse does not mean that her soul was departing, even though it in fact clearly says that her soul was departing, OR YOUR DEFINITION IS WRONG!
I'm going to stick with the Bible being correct when it says that Rachel's soul, her "nephesh" was departing, and not her body (which they kept and buried in Ephrath (Bethlehem)).
HER SOUL LEFT HER BODY, NOT HER [BODY + SPIRIT] LEFT HER BODY.
GT, it can take anywhere from a few years to about 50 years for a body to decay completely, depending on the environment it's in. That is not rapid at all. Or are you saying that they DID NOT in fact bury her body on the way to Ephrath (Bethlehem), but that her body just decomposed then and there? Because then you're going against scripture, which makes you a heretic.
GT, your definition of soul is wrong, because it does not fit what that verse says.
HERE IT IS AGAIN:
And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin. - Genesis 35:18
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis35:18&version=NKJV
Her [body + spirit] didn't depart from her body, GT.
GT: soul = body + spirit
ME: person = body + soul + spirit, the image of God, who Father and Son and Holy Spirit
Genesis 35:18: Rachel's soul departed, her body remained and was buried.
Which statement fits the verse, GT, yours or mine?