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Q&A#12 The Meaning of Rachel's Tears in Matthew 2

Alastair Roberts

Q&A#12 The Meaning of Rachel's Tears in Matthew 2

July 19, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

Today's Question: "What does the conception of Issachar have to do with Matthew 2:16-18?"

For Rabbi David Fohrman's reading, see https://www.alephbeta.org/course/lecture/tisha-bav-2015.

If you have any questions, you can leave them on my Curious Cat account: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged.

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