Who was Rebekah in the Bible?
Rebekah was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, chosen at a well far from Canaan when she watered a stranger’s camels — and the woman through whom God’s covenant continued.
Abraham’s servant, praying for a sign, met Rebekah at a well; she watered his camels and proved to be God’s answer. She agreed to leave her family for a husband she had never met.
Pregnant with struggling twins, she was told the older would serve the younger. She favored Jacob, and helped him obtain the blessing Isaac intended for Esau — securing the promise but fracturing her family.
Rebekah’s story holds together bold faith and complicated choices in the unfolding of God’s plan. Even mixed motives do not derail his purposes.
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.