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Rebecca

re·becca

UK/ɹɪˈbɛkə/ US/rʌˈbɛkʌ/ common

noun

1.

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

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The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah, from Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).

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