Rachel means in the bible: Ewe. Ewe. 10:2. Jeremiah depicts Rachel weeping in Ramah in a beautiful passage. Ramah is the location where the exiles were assembled prior to their departure for Babylon Jer. 31:15. Matthew quotes this passage as he describes the grief at Bethlehem, where Rachel was buried after the death of Matthew. 2:18.
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