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The origin of the name Rebecca is Hebrew

 

This is how Rebecca is written in Hebrew:

Ῥεβέκκα = Rhebekka

 

The  biblical meaning of the name Rebecca is ensnarer.

 

Rebecca was the the wife of Isaac

 

The name Rebecca appears in the bible in the following verses:

Romans 9:10 KJV
And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;