Educator Guide
Rebekah Bible Study Guide
Brought from Haran to marry Isaac; mother of the twins Esau and Jacob; secured the blessing for Jacob.
From the family tree
- Parents
- Bethuel
- Spouse
- Isaac
- Children
- Esau, Jacob
- Siblings
- Laban
Teaching prompt
Why does Rebekah take God's promise about her sons into her own hands?
Reflection
Where are you tempted to force an outcome God has already promised, instead of waiting on Him for it?
Points to Jesus
God tells Rebekah the older will serve the younger before either child has done anything (Genesis 25:23), a choice Paul cites in Romans 9:10-12 as proof that election rests on God's calling, not human effort or birth order — the same grace that later reaches Gentiles apart from the law.
Discussion questions
- How does God answer the servant's prayer for a sign through Rebekah?
- What does the LORD tell Rebekah about the two nations in her womb?
- How does Rebekah's plan to secure the blessing for Jacob mix faith with manipulation?