In Matthew 2:18, there is a reference to a prophecy in the book of Jeremiah, which says, "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." This reference is made in the context of King Herod's order to kill all male infants in Bethlehem who were two years old or younger. But why did Rachel weep for her children? Rachel was one of the wives of Jacob, and is considered to be one of the matriarchs of the…