Bible Verses About Rebekah

So Rebecca and her maids, being set upon camels, followed the man: who with speed returned to his master.

At the same time, Isaac was walking along the way to the well which is called Of the living and the seeing: for he dwelt in the south country:

And he was gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being now well spent: and when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming afar off.

Rebecca also, when she saw Isaac, lighted off the camel,

And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself.

And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.

Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother's death.

Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.

And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.

He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's foot in his hand: and therefore he was called Jacob.

Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.

Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

So Isaac abode in Gerara.

And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister: for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty.

And when very many days were passed, and he abode there, Abimelech, king of the Palestines, looking out through a window, saw him playing with Rebecca, his wife.

And calling for him, he said: It is evident she is thy wife: why didst thou feign her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her sake.

And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:

He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.

And Esau being forty years old, married wives, Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hethite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place.

And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca.

And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his father's commandment,