REBEKAH (REBECCA)

Passages on this topic · 106

• Genesis 22:20

  After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

• Genesis 22:21

  Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

• Genesis 22:22

  Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

• Genesis 22:23

  Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

• Genesis 24:15

  Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

• Genesis 24:16

  The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin. No man had known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Genesis 24:17

  The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”

• Genesis 24:18

  She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.

• Genesis 24:19

  When she had done giving him drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking.”

• Genesis 24:20

  She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

• Genesis 24:21

  The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

• Genesis 24:22

  As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

• Genesis 24:23

  and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge in?”

• Genesis 24:24

  She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

• Genesis 24:25

  She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”

• Genesis 24:26

  The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

• Genesis 24:27

  He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

• Genesis 24:28

  The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.

• Genesis 24:29

  Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

• Genesis 24:30

  When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

• Genesis 24:31

  He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

• Genesis 24:32

  The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

• Genesis 24:33

  Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.”

• Genesis 24:34

  He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

• Genesis 24:35

  Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

• Genesis 24:36

  Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

• Genesis 24:37

  My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

• Genesis 24:38

  but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

• Genesis 24:39

  I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’

• Genesis 24:40

  He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.

• Genesis 24:41

  Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’

• Genesis 24:42

  I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go —

• Genesis 24:43

  behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”

• Genesis 24:44

  and she will tell me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,” — let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master’s son.’

• Genesis 24:45

  Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

• Genesis 24:46

  She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.

• Genesis 24:47

  I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

• Genesis 24:48

  I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.

• Genesis 24:49

  Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”

• Genesis 24:50

  Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.

• Genesis 24:51

  Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”

• Genesis 24:52

  When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

• Genesis 24:53

  The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

• Genesis 24:54

  They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”

• Genesis 24:55

  Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”

• Genesis 24:56

  He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

• Genesis 24:57

  They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”

• Genesis 24:58

  They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”

• Genesis 24:59

  They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.

• Genesis 24:60

  They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”

• Genesis 24:61

  Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

• Genesis 24:62

  Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.

• Genesis 24:63

  Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

• Genesis 24:64

  Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.

• Genesis 24:65

  She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” She took her veil, and covered herself.

• Genesis 24:66

  The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

• Genesis 24:67

  Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

• Genesis 25:20

  Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.

• Genesis 25:21

  Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

• Genesis 25:22

  The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is so, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh.

• Genesis 25:23

  Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”

• Genesis 25:24

  When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

• Genesis 25:25

  The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

• Genesis 25:26

  After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

• Genesis 25:27

  The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

• Genesis 25:28

  Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.

• Genesis 26:6

  Isaac lived in Gerar.

• Genesis 26:7

  The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

• Genesis 26:8

  When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.

• Genesis 26:9

  Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”

• Genesis 26:10

  Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”

• Genesis 26:11

  Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

• Genesis 26:34

  When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

• Genesis 26:35

  They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.

• Genesis 27:5

  Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

• Genesis 27:6

  Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

• Genesis 27:7

  ‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’

• Genesis 27:8

  Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.

• Genesis 27:9

  Go now to the flock, and get me from there two good young goats. I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves.

• Genesis 27:10

  You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”

• Genesis 27:11

  Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

• Genesis 27:12

  What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”

• Genesis 27:13

  His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”

• Genesis 27:14

  He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

• Genesis 27:15

  Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.

• Genesis 27:16

  She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.

• Genesis 27:17

  She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

• Genesis 27:18

  He came to his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

• Genesis 27:19

  Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.”

• Genesis 27:20

  Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God gave me success.”

• Genesis 27:21

  Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

• Genesis 27:22

  Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

• Genesis 27:23

  He didn’t recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.

• Genesis 27:24

  He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”

• Genesis 27:25

  He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless you.” He brought it near to him, and he ate. He brought him wine, and he drank.

• Genesis 27:26

  His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”

• Genesis 27:27

  He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.

• Genesis 27:28

  God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

• Genesis 27:29

  Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.”

• Genesis 27:42

  The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.

• Genesis 27:43

  Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.

• Genesis 27:44

  Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away;

• Genesis 27:45

  until your brother’s anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”

• Genesis 27:46

  Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?”

• Genesis 49:31

  There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

• Romans 9:10

  Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.