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Matthew 2:18

Matthew 2:18
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In Rama was there a voice heard - Rama was a small town in the tribe of Benjamin. Rachel was the mother of Benjamin, and was buried near to Bethlehem, Gen 35:16-19. Rama was about 6 miles northwest of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 2:16-18

Here is, I. Herod's resentment of the departure of the wise men. He waited long for their return; he hopes, though they be slow, they will be sure, and he shall crush this rival at his first…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jer 31:15, in LXX. Jer 38:15. In a singularly touching passage, Rachel, the mother of the tribe of Benjamin (whose tomb was close to Bethlehem: Gen 35:19), is conceived of as weeping for her captive…