Thematic Bible: Rebekah
Thematic Bible
Beauty » Instances of » Rebekah
The girl was very beautiful, a virgin and unmarried; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.
Conception » Miraculous » Rebekah
Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the Lord granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].
Rebekah » General references to
Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah—
The men of the place asked him about his wife, and he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife”—thinking, “the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is very beautiful.”
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth [these insolent wives of Esau]. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
Rebekah said to Jacob her [younger and favorite] son, “Listen carefully: I heard your father saying to Esau your brother,
Rebekah » Characteristics of » Brought trouble into the home by teaching her son deception
Then Rebekah took her elder son Esau's best clothes which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. And she put the skins of the kids on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. And she gave the savory meat and the bread which she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
Rebekah » Characteristics of » A woman of decision
And they said, We will call the girl and ask her [what is] her desire. So they called Rebekah and said to her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Rebekah » Characteristics of » Hospitable
Again she said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and also room to lodge.”
Rebekah » Characteristics of » Modest
She said to the servant, “Who is that man there walking across the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master [Isaac].” So she took a veil and covered herself [as was customary].
Rebekah » Characteristics of » Industrious
When she had given Eliezer a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.”
Rebekah » Characteristics of » Beautiful
The girl was very beautiful, a virgin and unmarried; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.