ABRAHAM

MODULE 6: Blessing for the Next Generation

SESSION 25: A Heroine From the Non-Chosen Family

Genesis 22:20-24 is a hinge between major sections of the Avraham story, both concluding the previous section and pointing forward to the next. Rivqah (Rebekah) introduces the pattern of heroines of the faith from non-chosen families, which runs through the whole Hebrew Bible. Biblical characters are mirrors in which we examine ourselves as well as our communities and cultures.