According to Genesis, what was the name of Isaac’s wife?

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According to Genesis, Isaac’s wife was Rebekah.

Genesis 24 describes Abraham sending a servant to find a wife for Isaac among his relatives in Mesopotamia. Near the city of Nahor, the servant prayed for a sign: the chosen woman would offer water not only to him but also to his camels. Rebekah arrived, gave water to the servant and his camels, and agreed to return with him.

Rebekah became Isaac’s wife after arriving in the land of Canaan. Genesis says Isaac loved her, and her presence comforted him after the death of his mother, Sarah. Rebekah later gave birth to twin sons, Esau and Jacob, after Isaac prayed for her because she had initially been unable to conceive.

Rebekah is sometimes confused with Rachel or Leah, who were wives of her son Jacob. Zipporah, another commonly named biblical woman, was the wife of Moses, not Isaac.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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