ID: 901000955 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000955	Record Type: Character/Person

	Rebekah (Old Testament character)

Note: In the Old Testament, wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Names:

	Rebekah (Old Testament character) (preferred,English)
	Rebecca (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
	Rivḳah (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	רבקה (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Rebekah (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Isaac
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Isaac (Old Testament character)) [901000952]

	parent of .... Esau
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Esau (Old Testament character)) [901000500]

	parent of .... Jacob
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Jacob (Old Testament character)) [901000501]

	source is .... Bible, Old Testament
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Rebekah (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 85192112
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Jacob," accessed 2 July 2017
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I63(Rebekah)
	Rebecca (Old Testament character)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Rivḳah (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	רבקה (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Jacob," accessed 2 July 2017
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I63(Rebekah)