Rebekah: Model matriarch

Rebekah is a singular figure within the Bible. Her energy and agency revitalize the covenant family. Inhabiting a matrix of feminine family roles, as daughter, sister, bride, wife, mother, and mother-in-law, Rebekah embodies numerous core qualities, both positive and problematic. A close reading of...

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Main Author: Quesada, Jan Jaynes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2018, Volume: 115, Issue: 4, Pages: 559-564
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Rebekah
B Trickster
B Isaac ancestor narratives
B matriarch
B barrenness
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Rebekah is a singular figure within the Bible. Her energy and agency revitalize the covenant family. Inhabiting a matrix of feminine family roles, as daughter, sister, bride, wife, mother, and mother-in-law, Rebekah embodies numerous core qualities, both positive and problematic. A close reading of the different elements of her story will illustrate her foundational significance for the Ancestor Narratives of Genesis 12-50, as well as her role in setting the course for the people of Israel, whose matriarch she is.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637318794372