RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rebecca

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Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rebecca is the 166th most popular religious figure (up from 262nd in 2019). (up from 41st in 2019)

Rebecca is most famous for being the title character of a novel by Daphne du Maurier.

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Among religious figures, Rebecca ranks 166 out of 3,187Before her are Esther, Albertus Magnus, Hasan ibn Ali, Arius, Pope Anacletus, and Pope Gregory IX. After her are Simon the Zealot, Pope Eugene IV, Bilal ibn Rabah, Teresa of Ávila, Pope Benedict IX, and Pope Gregory XI.

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Among people born in 259, Rebecca ranks 1After her are Mammes of Caesarea, and Emperor Hui of Jin.

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