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Definition of Rebecca
1. Noun. (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
Definition of Rebecca
1. Proper noun. (Hebrew female given name), in regular use since the Reformation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebecca
Literary usage of Rebecca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1900)
"WITH rebecca AT TEMPLESTOWE 1. What is the dramatic purpose of introducing at
... Is there anything unrealistic in the length of the letter that rebecca ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"drew on his uncle for copious luncheons, chaffed, talked, and enlivened all the
family and neighborhood, and gazed at rebecca Barnes till he troubled lier ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"and from and after the determination of that estate, to the use and behoof of
the lawful issue, of the body of the said rebecca ..."
4. Vital Records of Williamstown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 by Williamstown (Mass.) (1907)
"Jacob and rebecca, May 3, 1809. Electa, ch. Jacob and rebecca, Apr. 22, 1805.
... Jacob and rebecca, Mar. i, 1820. Hosea, ch. Jacob and rebecca, July 10, ..."
5. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 by Beverly (Mass.) (1906)
"Joseph and rebecca, bp. July 17, 1814. с. R. 3 Eleanor, d. ... Joseph and rebecca,
Nov. 29, 1810. Nancy, d. Joseph and Eleanor, July 14, 1806. ..."
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