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Isaac and Rebekah
How Isaac and Rebekah are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Isaac and Rebekah were married.
Rebekah came from Abraham's kindred to be Isaac's wife. Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother's death, and when she was barren he prayed for her.
took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her
Genesis 24:67, King James Version
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother
Genesis 24:15, King James Version
Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren
Genesis 25:21, King James Version
Where they cross: Genesis 24:62-67
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Genesis 24:15
15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 24:62-67
62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
66And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Genesis 25:21
21And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
King James Version