Rebekah
Isaac's wife, and mother of Jacob and Esau.
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REDEEMER
A redeemerA redeemer is someone who literally buys back, wins back, or frees from distress. The Hebrew term for redeemer (go’el) means to deliver or…
Rehoboam
The son of Solomon during whose reign the kingdom divided into north and south.
REPENT
Repentance is a central biblical teaching. All people are sinful and God desires that all people repentRepentance is a central biblical teaching. All people are…
Reuben
The eldest son of Jacob and Leah, and forefather of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
RIGHTEOUS
A righteousA righteous person is one who is ethical and faithful to God’s covenant. Righteousness in the Old Testament is an attitude of God; in…
ROMAN EMPIRE
The region we today call Palestine and Israel was under Roman rule during the time of JesusJesus is the MessiahThe Messiah was the one who, it was believed, would come to free the people of Israel from bondage and exile. In Jewish thought the Messiah is the anticipated one who will come, as prophesied by Isaiah. In Christian thought Jesus of Nazareth is identified... More whose life, death, and resurrection…