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As he did, Deborah (Rebecca's nurse) died and was buried at a place that Jacob calls Alon Bachuth (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" (Gen. 35:8). According to the Midrash, [31] the plural form of the word "weeping" indicates a double sorrow, implying that Rebecca also died at this time.
Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה Deborah) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Allon Bachuth (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" (Genesis 35:8), and is buried by Jacob, who is returning with his large family to Canaan.
The Rabbis said that Abraham's servant did not disclose Bethuel's fate to Isaac. [16] In his retelling of the story, Josephus reported that Rebekah told Abraham's servant, “my father was Bethuel, but he is dead; and Laban is my brother; and, together with my mother, takes care of all our family affairs, and is the guardian of my virginity ...
Isaac states that Rebekah, his wife, is really his sister, as he is worried that the Philistines will otherwise kill him in order to marry Rebekah. After a while, Abimelech sees Isaac sporting (Hebrew mitsahek) with Rebekah and states that she must be Isaac's wife rather than his sister. Isaac and Abimelech Swear Friendship. This occurred at ...
Leah died some time before Jacob (according to Genesis 49:31). [22] She is thought to be buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron alongside Jacob. This cave also houses the graves of Abraham and Sarah , and Isaac and Rebekah .
The Latin Vulgate uses the spelling Rebecca exclusively [3] and it is followed by (ex. gr.) Wycliffe and the Bishops' Bible.In the Authorized Version of the 1600s, the spelling Rebekah is used in the Old Testament and the Latin "Rebecca" (representing Greek Bible Ῥεβέκκα) was retained in the New Testament (see Romans 9:10).
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
Rachel is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 29 when Jacob happens upon her as she is about to water her father's flock. She was the second daughter of Laban, Rebekah's brother, making Jacob her first cousin. [2] Jacob had traveled a great distance to find Laban. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his angry twin brother, Esau.