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Summary Of: RebeccaRebecca at the Well by... Rebecca and Isaac were one of the three couples buried in the... similar to the way Rebecca covered her face before marrying Isaac... as to how old Rebecca was at the time of her marriage... making Rebecca 3 years old at the time of her marriage... Isaac was 29 years old and Rebecca was 14 years old at the time of their marriage... Another view is that Rebecca was 10 years old at the time... both Isaac and Rebecca prayed fervently to God for offspring... Rebecca was extremely uncomfortable during her pregnancy and went to inquire of God why she was... Rebecca did not share the prophecy with her husband... When the time came for Rebecca to give birth... Isaac told the people of Gerar that Rebecca was his sister... Rebecca overheard this conversation and realized that Isaac... Rebecca said that the curse would be on her instead... Rebecca prophetically perceived his murderous intentions and ordered Jacob to travel to her brother Laban... implying that Rebecca also died at this time... and there was risk of Rebecca being treated disrespectfully as the one who gave birth to such a wicked son... the age of Rebecca at her death... Jacob was 97 when his mother died and Rebecca was either 120 or 134... Rebecca at the Well...Encyclodia Page On: Rebecca |
