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Definition of Rebekah
1. Noun. (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
Definition of Rebekah
1. Proper noun. (biblical character) The sister of Laban and Isaac's wife, mother to Jacob and Esau. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Hebrew female given name) much more often spelled Rebecca. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebekah
Literary usage of Rebekah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"Rebekah by the well, holding a pitcher, and in a rich dress. ... Rebekah receives
the Presents. 7. Eleazar is feasted in the House of Bethuel and Laban (v. ..."
2. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"Rebekah by the well, holding a pitcher, and in a rich dress. ... Rebekah receives
the Presents. 7. Eleazar is feasted in the House of Bethuel and Laban (v. ..."
3. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1881)
"Rebekah by the well, holding a pitcher, and in a rich dress. ... Rebekah receives
the Presents. 7. Eleazar is feasted in the House of Bethuel and Laban (v. ..."
4. Woman, Her Position, Influence, and Achievement Throughout the Civilized by William C. King (1900)
"Rebekah comes with pitcher upon her shoulder to draw water for the family. ...
Arrangements are consummated, and, with her slaves and dowry, Rebekah leaves ..."
5. Woman; Her Position, Influence, and Achievement Throughout the Civilized by William C. King (1900)
"Rebekah comes with pitcher upon her shoulder to draw water for the family. ...
Arrangements are consummated, and, with her slaves and dowry, Rebekah leaves ..."
6. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Eliezer drinks from a copper kettle held by Rebekah, who, with three other maidens
bearing jars, stands near a well at right ; at left, in middle distance, ..."
7. Merry's Museum (1843)
"Rebekah and the servant of Abraham. Isaac and Rebekah. AMONG the many beautiful
things in the Bible, there are few stories more interesting than that of ..."