Rebekah
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7.1
- proper noun
- /rɪˈbɛkə/
- Literature
- Rebekah watched the sun dance on the golden waters, and her heart beat with anticipation.
Examples
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Neither the mother nor the child was aware that marvelous miracles were about to occur in Rebekah's life.
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Rebekah, your sister and my mother... ...wanted me to take one of your daughters to be my wife.
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Son of Isaac and Rebekah, your sister.
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Jacob demanded when Rebekah returned with the steaming stew.
Fiction book (2002) -
At the end of the alley of pomegranate trees, Rebekah and her mother approached the single room buried under lavish flowers.
Fiction book (2002) -
One warm Saturday evening, when nightingales and the scent of jasmine lured Rebekah to her herb garden, Jacob arrived with a rolled parchment.
Fiction book (2002) -
Giver of all spiritual grace... the author of everlasting life, send thy blessings... upon these, thy servants - this man and this woman whom we bless in thy name - that as Isaac and Rebekah lived faithfully together... so these persons may surely perform and keep... the vow and covenant between them made.
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Rebekah made a brave choice when she decided to marry Rebekah despite their family's wishes.
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In the biblical story, Rebekah helped her son Jacob deceive his father Isaac.
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Rebekah was known for her kindness, which made Isaac love her even more.
Synonyms
7
5.1
A woman in the Bible who was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rebekah comes from the old Hebrew name Rivqah, which likely means 'to tie' or 'to bind'. So, think of the biblical Rebekah, the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, as someone who 'binds' the family together.