Rebekah
רִבְקָהStrong’s H7259rivqah (riv-qah)
Appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rivqah is the Hebrew word usually translated “rebekah”. It appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.”
Meaning
- A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.23
How it's translated
- rebekah 23
- and rebekah 3
- and to rebekah 2
- to rebekah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 29
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 24:15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
- Genesis 24:29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
- Genesis 24:30And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
- Genesis 24:45And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
- Genesis 24:51Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
- Genesis 24:53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Hebrew dictionary
רִבְקָה rivqah · Rebekah
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.23; daughter of: Bethuel (H1328A); sister of: Laban (H3837A); married to Isaac (H3327); mother of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478) Also named: Rhebekka (Ῥεβέκκα "Rebekah" G4479) § Rebekah = "ensnarer" daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.