Rebekah in the Bible

Meaning: fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased

Exact Match

And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Verse ConceptsEight People

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Verse ConceptsShouldersequipping, physicalWater ContainersWhile Still SpeakingCarrying Other Loads

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Running

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Verse ConceptsJewelleryNamed Sisters

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Verse ConceptsShouldersHeart, And Holy SpiritWater ContainersRequesting FoodDrawing WaterMan Providing WaterWhile Still SpeakingUnder One's BreathCarrying Other LoadsHeartfelt Prayer To God

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

Verse ConceptsSinglenessGiving In Marriage

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumandowryBetrothalGoldMarriage, Customs ConcerningOrnamentsMarriage, The BrideCosmeticsPresentsPeople Giving ClothesJewelleryjewelry

But Rebekah’s brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us a few days—at least ten; then she may go.”

Verse ConceptsTen Or More DaysPeople Who Delayed

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Verse ConceptsPeople Willing

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Verse ConceptsBenedictionsBlessedA Million And MoreCapturing GatesPeople OvercomingPeople Who Blessed OthersChildren Being A Blessing

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Verse ConceptsCamelsRiding CamelsYoung Ladies

And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

Verse ConceptsTwinsWomb

And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Verse ConceptsLooking Through WindowsAfter A Long TimeSportshugs

And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Verse ConceptsListening

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

Verse ConceptsSkinSmoothnessHairy PeopleSmooth

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

Verse ConceptsClothing OthersFine Clothes

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleTelling What People Said

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character Of

And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

Verse ConceptsRunning With NewsRelatives

But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfNursesTreesOaksMourning Death

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of Machpelahsarah

And not only that, but also Rebekah received a promise when she became pregnant by one man, our ancestor Isaac.

Thematic Bible



And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.


And Isaac entreated LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.


And they were a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

And it came to pass, before he was done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah,

And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife, Lest, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon.

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,


And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son. And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.


And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Will thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.


She said moreover to him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.


And she said to the servant, What man is this who walks in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.


And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.


And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.


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