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Rachel and Channah

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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.

Points of Contrast

Conclusions