Mary the new Rachel

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Matthew 2:17-18 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” (Jer 31:15)

Mother of Joseph: Rachel (Gen 30:22-24); Mary mother of Jesus, the new Joseph (Lk 1:31)
Ewe lamb: meaning of Rachel’s name; Mary gave birth to the Lamb of God (Jn 1:29)
Mother of nation Israel: Jewish tradition of Rachel (Jer 31:15); Mary mother of new Israel, the Church (Jn 19:27; Rev 12:17)
Mother of sorrows: Rachel weeps for her children (Jer 31:15); Mary’s sorrows of the prophecy of Simeon (Lk 2:34-35), flight into Egypt (Mt 2:13-21), loss of child Jesus in Jerusalem (Lk 2:41-50) and the crucifixion and death of Jesus (Jn 19:17-42)

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