Thematic Bible: Rebekah


Thematic Bible



She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel. Verse ConceptsBeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature


And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them. Verse ConceptsTroubling Individuals

And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm. Verse ConceptsShouldersequipping, physicalWater ContainersWhile Still SpeakingCarrying Other Loads

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife. Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

There Abraham and Sarah his wife were put to rest, and there they put Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I put Leah to rest. Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of Machpelahsarah

And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me? Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother Esau in my hearing,

And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son: And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck: And she gave into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made ready.

And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision. And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.

And she said, We have a great store of dry grass and cattle-food, and there is room for you. Verse ConceptsMangersFeeding AnimalsStaying Temporarily

And said to the servant, Who is that man coming to us through the field? And the servant said, It is my master: then she took her veil, covering her face with it. Verse ConceptsCoveringVeilsMeeting PeopleWho Is This?The Brides Wedding Dress

And having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough. Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterMan Providing Water

She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel. Verse ConceptsBeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature

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