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What was the relationship between Rebekah and Jacob?

Rebekah was the mother of Jacob, and she loved him more than Esau. Genesis 25:26, 28

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Genesis 25:28

Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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Rebekah sent Jacob to the house of her brother Laban, to save him from Esau. Genesis 27:42-43

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