Both Testaments · Major figure
Rebekah
The wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel who became Isaac's wife after being chosen through divine providence. She played a pivotal role in the patriarchal narrative by securing the birthright blessing for her younger son, Jacob, in accordance with the Lord's prophecy. Her life illustrates the outworking of God's sovereign choice in the history of the covenant people.
In the text
- Verses
- 30
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 22:23
- Last appears
- Romans 9:10
Where Rebekah appears
30 verses · 10 chaptersIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Sarah48 versesThe wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, chosen by God to be the matriarch of the covenant promise.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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