en_tw/bible/other/rebekah/01.md

# Rebekah #

## Facts: ##

Rebekah was a grand-daughter of Abraham's brother Nahor.

 * God chose Rebekah to be the wife of Abraham's son Isaac. 
 * Rebekah left the region of Aram Naharaim where she lived and went with Abraham's servant to the region of the Negev where Isaac was living.
 * For a long time Rebekah did not have any children, but finally God blessed her with twin boys, Esau and Jacob.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [[other/abraham]], [[other/aram]], [[other/esau]], [[other/isaac]], [[other/jacob]], [[other/nahor]], [[other/negev]])

## Bible References: ##

* [Genesis 24:15-16](en/tn/gen/help/24/15)
* [Genesis 24:45-46](en/tn/gen/help/24/45)
* [Genesis 24:56-58](en/tn/gen/help/24/56)
* [Genesis 24:63-65](en/tn/gen/help/24/63)
* [Genesis 25:27-28](en/tn/gen/help/25/27)
* [Genesis 26:6-8](en/tn/gen/help/26/06)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[06:02](en/tn/obs/help/06/02)__ After a very long journey to the land where Abraham's relatives lived, God led the servant to __Rebekah__. She was the granddaughter of Abraham's brother.
  __*[06:06](en/tn/obs/help/06/06)__ God told __Rebekah__, "There are two nations inside of you."
  __*[07:01](en/tn/obs/help/07/01)__ As the boys grew up, __Rebekah__ loved Jacob, but Isaac loved Esau.
  __*[07:03](en/tn/obs/help/07/03)__ Isaac wanted to give his blessing to Esau. But before he did, __Rebekah__ and Jacob tricked him by having Jacob pretend to be Esau.
  __*[07:06](en/tn/obs/help/07/06)__ But __Rebekah__ heard of Esau's plan. So she sent Jacob far away to live with her relatives.