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Rebecca

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Re·bec·ca also Re·bek·ah  (r-bk)
In the Bible, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Rebecca [rɪˈbɛkə]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24-27) Douay spelling Rebekah
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Noun1.RebeccaRebecca - (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
Rebekah
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
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Rebecca [rɪˈbekə] N → Rebeca


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" cried Miss Sedley; for this was the greatest blasphemy Rebecca had as yet uttered; and in those days, in England, to say, "Long live Bonaparte
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Der Mary Rebecca yust hang up on efery mud-bank with that hook.
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