Thematic Bible: Rebekah


Thematic Bible



Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever had sexual relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up. Verse ConceptsBeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature


They caused Isaac and Rebekah great anxiety. Verse ConceptsTroubling Individuals

Before he had finished praying, there came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah (Milcah was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor). Verse ConceptsShouldersequipping, physicalWater ContainersWhile Still SpeakingCarrying Other Loads

When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah. Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of Machpelahsarah

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife," for he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me to get Rebekah because she is very beautiful." Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am deeply depressed because of these daughters of Heth. If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!" Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "Look, I overheard your father tell your brother Esau,

Then Rebekah took her older son Esau's best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck. Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

Then they said, "We'll call the girl and find out what she wants to do." So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

We have plenty of straw and feed," she added, "and room for you to spend the night." Verse ConceptsMangersFeeding AnimalsStaying Temporarily

and asked Abraham's servant, "Who is that man walking in the field toward us?" "That is my master," the servant replied. So she took her veil and covered herself. Verse ConceptsCoveringVeilsMeeting PeopleWho Is This?The Brides Wedding Dress

When she had done so, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want." Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterMan Providing Water

Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever had sexual relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up. Verse ConceptsBeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature

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