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Rachel and Channah
Introduction
Content Parallels
Literary Allusions
Analysis
- Degree of similarity –
- "וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן" and "וַתִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ" – Both of these are common phrases, found in almost all births in Tanakh.
- Distinctive phrases –
- Opening and Closing the Womb – These are the only cases where a womb is opened or closed.1
- Hashem Remembering – These are the only two women in Tanakh whom Hashem remembers.
