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SIGNS: the name Rebecca
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Probably. "From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning 'a
snare' in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. This was the
name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old
Testament," says Google.
All the best,don
>>> Barrie Karp <barriekarp@GMAIL.COM> 29/04/2008 9:20 am >>>
no one takes care of mother in this story. I have no clues for
"Rebecca
Borisovna." Rebecca is a Jewish name?
Barrie Karp
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snare' in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. This was the
name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old
Testament," says Google.
All the best,don
>>> Barrie Karp <barriekarp@GMAIL.COM> 29/04/2008 9:20 am >>>
no one takes care of mother in this story. I have no clues for
"Rebecca
Borisovna." Rebecca is a Jewish name?
Barrie Karp
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