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Rivka Imeinu (Rebecca) רבקה אמנו

Rivka Imeinu, wife of Yitzchak and mother of Yaakov and Esav, is the second of the Imahos.

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Rivka was the daughter of Besuel and sister of Lavan (Bereishis 24:15, 29). At the well she gave water to Eliezer and his camels — the sign that she was Yitzchak's bride (ch. 24).

She married Yitzchak (24:67). After years without children they prayed, and she bore twins; Hashem told her 'two nations are in your womb' (25:21–23).

She helped Yaakov receive Yitzchak's blessings (ch. 27). She is buried in the Machpela (49:31).

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  1. 1בראשית כ"ד (Genesis 24)
  2. 2בראשית כ"ה:כ"א–כ"ג
  3. 3בראשית כ"ז (Genesis 27)
  4. 4בראשית מ"ט:ל"א
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