"But especially noteworthy is Jeremiah 31:15, 16,where Rachel is depicted as weeping over her sons who were taken to "the land of the enemy." Her lamentation was heard in distant Ramah, in the territory of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. Matthew shows that Jeremiah's words were fulfilled when King Herod ordered the slaughter of young male children in Bethlehem and its surrounding territory. ..."
Ah, two things...
First, that prophecy in Jeremiah 31:15,16 states that the sons would be TAKEN AWAY, as SLAVES; not KILLED...
Second, there is no reliable, secular historical record of the supposed "massacre" of the babies by King Herod...