One Reason St. Mary Remained Ever Virgin

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Apart from Holy Tradition, when it comes to the Blessed Virgin Mary being Ever-Virgin, support of this doctrine also comes from the Jewish understanding of what it means to be set aside for a divine purpose.
For example, the Jewish Midrash commentary discusses how husbands would become separated from the marital bed once they became great prophets.
This is seen in the Book of Numbers when it is reported to Moses that Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp, and in response, the commentary claims that Moses’s wife Zipporah, said: “Woe to the wives of these…they are called to prophecy and will be separating from their wives just like my husband separated from me.'
If it is true that a great prophet like Moses would be called to celibacy after the sacred duty of bringing the Law, despite being married, then it stands to reason, and would actually be quite unusual, if the greatest of all Saints, the Blessed Virgin Mary, was not also called to celibacy after the most holy task of being the Mother of God and bringing Christ through the Incarnation.