There are also other notable women of Biblical history whose characters and virtues form the basis for the Rebekah Degree and lessons of life to be followed by the Rebekahs. Weaknesses Rebekah sometimes thought God needed her help. She altogether effaces poor Isaac She exhibits a will that rivals Tamar's, a will unafraid to usurp the Blessing (Bloom, 2005. p. 210-11). Lenny Curry, if youre not familiar, was close friends with the late Kent Stermon - the DeSantis ally and mega donor who committed suicide in 2022 while under investigation for **sex trafficking. [4] Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah.[5]. Like Abraham before him, who called Sarah his "sister" rather than his "wife" so that the Egyptians would not kill him and take his wife, Isaac told the people of Gerar that Rebecca was his sister. I believe in the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of man, and the Sisterhood of woman. [9] Twenty years elapsed before they had children; throughout that time, both Isaac and Rebecca prayed fervently to God for offspring. After her complaints were dismissed, Jones published a forgery of the notice she received from the Florida Commission on Human Relations, which she claimed validated her whistleblower claims. She favored Jacob over Esau and helped Jacob deceive Isaac. According to the Talmud, the Torah's explicit dating of the life of Ishmael helps to date various events in Jacob's life and, by implication, the age of Rebecca at her death. She bore two sons who became leaders of great nations. It is one of the units of For the given name, see, "Rebekah" redirects here. Cont.. [100][101], On December 8, 2022 it was announced that Jones would be hosting a new podcast, "Miss Informational" on Big Mouth Media, a new venture by former congressional candidate Dr. Cindy Banyai. The Rebekah Degree was designed especially for women, and its ceremony and lectures are based upon the characters of notable women in Biblical history. Onlookers named the first , Esau ('Esav or 'Esaw, meaning either "rough", "sensibly felt", "handled", from Hebrew: , 'asah, "do" or "make";[14] or "completely developed", from Hebrew: , 'assui, since Esau had as much hair as a child who was much older)[15] The second was named , Jacob (Ya'aqob or Ya'aqov, meaning "heel-catcher", "supplanter", "leg-puller", "he who follows upon the heels of one", from Hebrew: , 'aqab or 'aqav, "seize by the heel", "circumvent", "restrain", a wordplay upon Hebrew: , 'iqqebah or 'iqqbah, "heel"). The second (after Sarah) of the matriarchs in the ancestor stories of Genesis, Rebekah is one of the most prominent womenin terms of her active role and her control of eventsin the Hebrew Bible. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. [68], Jones filed a formal complaint in July 2020 for wrongful termination and misconduct of DOH officials. It is the foundation of our society. Now Her Home's Been Raided", "What Rebekah Jones saw behind the scenes at the Florida Department of Health", "Fired scientist defends her COVID-19 data role, portrays Florida Dept. According to the Midrash, Isaac had reached the age of 132, five years past the age of his mother, Sarah, had been at her death. The Daughters were given the right to elect their own officers, charge for initiation fees, collect dues and undertake charitable and benevolent activities. Here again, Rebecca prophetically perceived his murderous intentions and ordered Jacob to travel to her brother Laban's house in Haran, until Esau's anger subsided. develop enduring friendships far and wide. [11] Thinking that she was carrying one baby who was displaying conflicting propensities, Rebecca sought enlightenment at the yeshiva of Shem and Eber. Photo: Kyle Okita/CSM/Shutterstock. She threatened to quit and went on leave. Esau would be father to the Edomites, and Jacob to the Israelites. Rebekah then left her home with the servant and married Isaac. [8][9][7], In September 2018, she became a geographic information system (GIS) analyst at Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Tallahassee and worked on the agency's emergency response team during Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Dorian. Police raid home", "Florida's emergency communications channel hacked, according to state official", "Florida police raid home of former Covid-19 scientist", "Arrest warrant issued for former Florida Dept. And speaking of Teds sleazy red-baiting pals, enter Rebekah Jones. [12] The prophecy also said that the older would serve the younger; its statement, "One people will be stronger than the other" has been taken to mean that the two nations will never gain power simultaneously; when one falls, the other will rise, and vice versa. These were: A lamp burned in her tent from Shabbat eve to Shabbat eve, there was a blessing in her dough, and a cloud hovered over her tent (symbolizing the Divine Presence). A brief discussion between Abraham and Eliezer reveals that women in those weren't as powerless as some people now suggest. If Ishmael was 137 at the time of his death, this means that Jacob and Esau were 63 at the time of the blessings. Photo: Kyle Okita/CSM/Shutterstock. Rebecca[a] (/rbk/) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. Rebecca appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. [86][87], Jones filed a lawsuit on December 20, 2020,[88] against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Commissioner Rick Swearingen[89] alleging that the police obtained a "sham" search warrant whose true purpose was to retaliate against her. She might never see her family again. Seeing the jewelry, Rebecca's brother Laban ran out to greet the guest and bring him inside. The nation of Israel came from Jacob, and the line of Esau became the Edomites. [97], In June 2021, she was suspended from Twitter for violations of the Twitter rules on spam and platform manipulation. As he did, Deborah (Rebecca's nurse) died and was buried at a place that Jacob calls Alon Bachuth ( ), "Tree of Weepings" (Gen. 35:8). The realization that he has been deceived shocks Isaac, yet he acknowledged that Jacob received the blessings as sworn, by adding, "Indeed, he will be [or remain] blessed!" Eventually, Isaac becomes so powerful that the Philistines grow dangerously envious, and Abimelech orders the couple to leave. Rebekah ( Rebecca or Rivkah "Captivating") was the wife of the patriarch Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau in the Bible. [35][36][37] On May 18, Jones was fired for insubordination, after refusing an offer to resign. Still trying to get at the truth, Isaac asked him point-blank, "Are you really my son Esau?" [24] Shamarial Roberson, Deputy Secretary of Health, said the field was unimportant and indicated when a patient believed their symptoms began. In Christian tradition, she is one of the ancestors of Jesus. [92][93], After her firing, Jones launched an independent COVID-19 data dashboard for the state of Florida,[94] which gained her a national award by Forbes. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel, Abraham's first cousin. Right after Jacob receives the blessings and flees to Laban, the Torah states that Esau married "Mahalat, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, sister of Nebaiot" (Gen. 28:9), on which Rashi, quoting Megillah 17a, notes that Ishmael died between the engagement and wedding, so the girl's brother gave her away. The scripture refers to Isaac's prayer alone being answered (Gen. 25:21) because his entire family was righteous, while Rebekah's was wicked (Yeb. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names quotes Gesenius who suggests that this name denotes a woman who ensnares a man with her beauty. [65][66] DeSantis was criticized for reopening against the advice of epidemiologists. Eliezer is anxious to depart, and when Rebekah herself is consulted, she agrees to leave immediately. [26] Isaac therefore sent Esau out to the fields to trap and cook a piece of game for him, so that he could eat it and bless Esau before he died. Many parents prefer this spelling of Rebecca, used in some versions of the Bible. So her relatives bless her and send her on her way. Rebecca and Isaac were one of He is named Esau. Her suit claimed that one of the FDLE agents grabbed her "without consent, authorization, or legitimate basis" while searching her home. 50c.). At a later time, a famine struck the land of Israel and Isaac moved his family, upon God's command, to Gerar, which was ruled by Abimelech, king of the Philistines. Genesis 49:30 states that her remains were (eventually) buried at the Cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, along with several other patriarchs and matriarchs. Then the bridegroom (or the father of the bride, or the officiating rabbi) recites the same blessing over the bride that Rebecca's family recited over her, "Our sister, may you come to be thousands of myriads, and may your offspring inherit the gate of its foes. In December 2022, she signed a deferred prosecution agreement admitting guilt to unauthorized use of the state's emergency alert system on November 10, 2020, which resulted in her home being raided by police in December 2020. Some affirm that this would make her only three years old at the time of her marriage to Isaac (Seder 'Olam Rabbah 1; Gen. R. (57:1). 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She is not present, and may already be dead, when Jacob returns 21 years later, to reconcile with Esau. Isaac proceeded to eat the food and to drink the wine that Jacob gave him, and then he blessed him with the dew of the heavens, the fatness of the earth, and rulership over many nations as well as his own brother. [41] Her superiors testified that they were unaware that she had made raw data available for export that did not match. A number of biblical critics take the view that Rebekah and Isaac, though possibly historical figures, were not the lineal parents of Jacob and the Israelites. She also happens to be a member of Abraham's clan, the daughter of his nephew Bethuel. Photo: Kyle Okita/CSM/Shutterstock. She opposed the way the state computed test positivity rates which had been previously announced on April 24 and believes that positive results for antibody testing[b] should be included in cumulative case totals, which outside epidemiologists don't recommend as they can skew results. He vows in his heart to kill Jacob. [111][112] On August 12, Jones was granted a motion to stay with regards to her appeal of the ruling, allowing her to continue her campaign. Rebekah is on a mission to shield others from hate, and make the world a safer, more loving place for everyone. The Rebekahs, also known as the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies (IARA), and originally the Daughters of Rebekah is an international service-oriented organization and a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In 2017, she had been arrested and charged with criminal mischief in the vandalism of his car, but the charges were dropped. Jacob had scarcely left the room when Esau returned from the hunt to receive the blessing. Rebekah (Heb. [14][10][13] She managed the team of data scientists and public health officers that used Esri's ArcGIS[15] software to create the widely praised Florida Department of Health's COVID-19 dashboard. We first meet Rebekah in Genesis 24:15, where she is identified as the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abrahams brother Nahor. This would have made Rebekah a great-niece to Abraham and second cousin to Isaac. Scott Pritchard is the former Interim Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Investigations Section in the Bureau of Epidemiology's Division of Disease Control and Health Protection at the Department of Health. However, her pregnancy is exceeding difficult due to the child(ren) struggling in her womb. Rebekah (in English sometimes spelled as Rebecca) is the wife of Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 22:23). [81], On January 16, 2021, an arrest warrant was issued for Jones by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement claiming she illegally breached state systems and downloaded the confidential contact information for nearly 20,000 people and sent a message to state employees telling them to "speak out." Rebekah (Rebecca or Rivkah"Captivating") was the wife of the patriarch Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau in the Bible. Rebekah accepts the gifts, allowing Eliezer to place a gold ring in her nose and bracelets on her arms. [54][55] The subsequent May 4 reopening resulted in a surge in cases,[56][57][58][59] but DeSantis used an external task force, not the DOH, to make recommendations on reopening. [98][99] Governor DeSantis's office welcomed the suspension, with a spokesperson calling it "long overdue" and accusing Jones of spreading "defamatory conspiracy theories". Rebekah married Isaac, one of the patriarchs of the Jewish nation. Abraham sent along expensive jewelry, clothing and dainties as gifts to the bride and her family. Abimelech then provides Isaac with legal protection so that Rebekah and Isaac may live openly as husband and wife. Fearing he will be killed on Rebekah's account, Isaac tells the Philistines who live there that his beautiful Rebekah is actually his sister. Rebekah Ripley. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel, Abraham's first cousin. It was initially designed as the female auxiliary of the IOOF, but now allows both female and male members. [3] Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. She was the daughter of Bethuel and the granddaughter of Nahor, Abraham 's brother. In Unificationism, Rebekah is seen as a providential model, having succeeded where Eve had failed, in protecting her younger son and enabling him to fulfill his mission. The first Rebekah Degrees were honorary awards only, conferred on wives and daughters of Odd Fellows at special Lodge meetings, and recipients were known as Daughters of Rebekah. Says Bloom: Consideration of J's Jacob as a literary character should commence with his mother, the formidable Rebecca. Esau would be father to the Edomites, and Jacob to the Israelites. Another tradition declares that Rebekah originally should have given birth to 12 sonsthe fathers of the 12 tribesbut after the birth of Esau she became barren again (Pesik. Having made Jacob a ruler over his brothers, Isaac could only promise, "By thy sword thou shalt live, and shalt serve thy brother; yet it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt cast off his yoke from off thy neck" (Gen 27:40). Rebecca overheard this conversation and realized that Isaac's blessings should go to Jacob, since she was told before the twins' birth that the older son would serve the younger. The lily, long regarded as the emblem of purity, is a symbol of the purity of character, of thought, of word, and of action which are aspired to in the hearts and lives of members of the Rebekah Lodge. She is portrayed by the midrash as a prophet: God revealed His plan to her when her sons were still in her womb, and, with her prophetic perception, she knew that Esau planned to kill Jacob. Rebekahs. Rebecca married Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah. [88] Attorneys for Jones sought damages and a jury trial, stating in the 19-page lawsuit, which was filed in Leon County court, that "They entered her home with guns drawn, terrorizing her family. [53] Jones alleged that the deputy health secretary, Shamarial Roberson, then ordered Jones to manually change the data to support reopening. She bore two sons who became leaders of great nations. Son Esau? many parents prefer this spelling of rebecca, used in some versions of the,. 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