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Another traditional interpretation is that the woman symbolizes Mary, the Mother of both Jesus and the Church. Explain how this may be so.
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The interpretation is symbolic. Mary was chosen by God to give birth to Jesus. The woman (Israel) was chosen to give birth to a “male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron” Jesus was the child..... Israel was the nation.