Rebekah in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
רִבְקָה
The bride found at the well, who said “I will go” — mother of two nations.
Also called
Rivkah רִבְקָה — the Hebrew form of her name
The moments that made Rebekah
Gen 24:19Water for the camels — the sign at the well
Gen 24:58“Wilt thou go with this man? … I will go”
Gen 25:22The children struggle together within her
Gen 25:23“The elder shall serve the younger”
Gen 27:43She sends Jacob to her brother Laban
Rom 9:10Rebekah remembered — our father Isaac's wife
How often the name appears
Rebekah is named 29 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 1 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
Gen 22:23Gen 24:15Gen 24:29Gen 24:30Gen 24:45Gen 24:51Gen 24:53Gen 24:58Gen 24:59Gen 24:60Gen 24:61Gen 24:64Gen 24:67Gen 25:20Gen 25:21Gen 25:28Gen 26:7Gen 26:8Gen 26:35Gen 27:5Gen 27:6Gen 27:11Gen 27:15Gen 27:42Gen 27:46Gen 28:5Gen 29:12Gen 35:8Gen 49:31
Every mention — New Testament
Rom 9:10