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Jairus' Daughter and The Hemorrhaging Woman

Faith Adjacent

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Weep and Wailing Loudly

The cultural background study Bible said that professional mourners would gather to help facilitate grief. They were like grief duas. Jewish traditions specified that a minimum of two mourners would have to show up for even the poorest of the dead. So I like the idea that these people who are weeping and wailing loudly are basically hired hands to weep and wail loudly.

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