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Rebecca or Rebekah (both: rēbĕk`ə), wife of Isaac Isaac (ī`zək) [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham ..... Click the link for more information. and mother of Jacob Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. ..... Click the link for more information. . One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer, Abraham's servant. He had been sent to select a suitable wife for Abraham's son, Isaac, and he chose Rebecca. After years without children she bore the twins Jacob and Esau Esau (ē`sô) [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob , for lentil stew and who ..... Click the link for more information. . Jacob was his mother's favorite, and for him she devised their deception of the blind Isaac. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. Rebecca Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24--27) rebecca [ri′bek·ə] (navigation) An electronic navigation system that has at least one radio transmitter and one radio receiver; the transmitter emits pulses which travel over a single path to a transponder and return to the interrogation receiver. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Esgate-Gass - Rebbecca Esgate and William Gass, both of Springfield, a daughter. Kuriloff, Joseph Costabile and Kenneth Krasnow of Cushman & Wakefield, and Michael Creamer and Rebbecca Ferand of its European joint initiative partner, Healey & Baker represented both Bruno Magli and the landlord, Lexington Building Company. Coach: Rebbecca Sacra Students: Nick Sednew(9), Robert Rutherford(9), Jake Vollenweider(9) Mentor: Laura Vollenweider |
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