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    Rahel

    rah-HEL

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Ewe lamb; Tender
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Rahel appears in the King James Bible, including Jeremiah 31:15.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Rahel's weeping was met with God's promise of restoration. Her tears remind us that grief is not the end of the story — God rewards faithful love and promises that what was lost shall return.
    King James verses
    • Jeremiah 31:15

      "A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not."

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