Beruria and the wife of a Min disputed about the words

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 47
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Beruria and the wife of a Min disputed about the words "Rejoice O barren one”, and the woman asked why she should rejoice because she had not had any children and the answer was, let her rejoice that she had not borne a child, since it would have been destined for Gehinom.

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