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46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

Passage themes

Asking for death — I am weary of my life
Bitter marriages — because of the daughters of Heth
The forbidden wife — if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth

Notes and references

27:46 ch. 26:34, 35; 28:8
Hebrew daughters of Heth
27:46 ch. 24:3

Events in this chapter

27.1 — Jacob vole bénédiction d’Esaü, fuit vers Laban

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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