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Rebecca or Rebekah (both: rēbĕk`ə), wife of Isaac Isaac [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jacob. Ishmael was his half brother.
..... Click the link for more information. and mother of Jacob Jacob , in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing that the dying Isaac had ..... 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 [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob, for lentil stew and who was tricked by Jacob out of his father's blessing. Also known as Edom [Heb.,=ruddy], the disinherited Esau settled on Mt. ..... 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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Sobbing Rebbecca Rhodes was seen running down the road with a satellite dish which she used to smash Brian Dean's window. Mum to Nicholas, Amanda, Simon and Hayley, step-mum to Adrian, Lydia, Gareth and Dai, mother-inlaw to Andrew, Ana, Wayne, Charmaine, Justine, Tracey and Steve, grandchildren Rebbecca, Chantelle, Christopher, Megan, Jasmine, Callum, Tayler, Cameron, Samuel, Josh, Kacie and Florence. Actors from Belgrade Theatre went into Moseley Primary School to talk to them about going to secondary school, from left, Liam Molesworth, Rebbecca Freemantle and Karam Bhathal, all aged 11, with actress Sarah Emmott (centre). |
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