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Isaac marries Rebekah

1856 BCUssher date

Genesis 24; 25:20

Abraham's servant traveled to Nahor's family in Mesopotamia and, guided by God, brought back Rebekah as Isaac's wife.

Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Genesis 24:67 (World English Bible)

Abraham didn't want Isaac to marry a Canaanite, so he sent his senior servant back to his relatives. The servant prayed for a sign: the right woman would offer water for his camels too. Before he finished praying, Rebekah came to the well and did exactly that.

Rebekah agreed to go, and Isaac, then 40, married her and loved her.

Places

NegebPaddan-aramMesopotamiaBeer-lahai-roiNahor

Dating notes

Isaac was 40 (Genesis 25:20). Rebekah's lifespan isn't recorded, so she has no life bar.

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