- Daughter of Patriarch Bethuel
- Granddaughter of Patriarch Nahor and Matriarch Milcah
- Sister and co-mother-in-law of Patriarch Laban
- Great-grandniece, grandniece and daughter-in-law of Patriarch Abraham and Matriarch Sarah
- Wife of Patriarch Isaac
- Mother of Patriarch Jacob
- Aunt and mother-in-law of Matriarch Leah
- Grandmother of Patriarch Judah
- Great-grandmother of Patriarch Perez
- Ancestor of the Israelites and Edomites
Biography
Rebekah (or Rebecca), Daughter of Bethuel, sister and co-mother-in-law of Laban, granddaughter of Nahor and Milcah; great-grandniece, grandniece and daughter-in-law of Abraham and Sarah; married to Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24); mother of Esau and Jacob (25:20–28); aunt and mother-in-law of Leah; grandmother of Judah; great-grandmother of Perez; great pretends to be Isaac’s sister (26:7, 8); angry with Esau (26:35), and helps to obtain the blessing for Jacob (27; 28:5; 29:12); her grave (49:31); her nurse (24:59; 35:8).
Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples believed to be buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jacob ben Isaac | Kirjath-arba, Hebron, Land of Canaan | Goshen, Egypt | Leah, daughter of Laban Rachel, daughter of Laban Bilhah Zilpah |
| Esau ben Isaac | Kirjath-arba, Hebron, Land of Canaan | Seir, Edom | Adah bat Elon Aholibamah bat Anah Bashemath bat Ishmael Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | Mamre, Hebron, Land of Canaan | Isaac ben Abraham |
| Laban ben Bethuel | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | |
References
Offspring
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Footnotes (including sources)
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