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Contents 1 Rebekah Royalty? 2 Spelling 3 Esau Wicked? 4 Wrong tense

[edit] Rebekah Royalty?

Is it possible that Rebekah was royalty? She lived in a city named after her grandfather. I think I have heard this before, but I am not sure. Has anyone heard this before? 71.131.0.249 03:16, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling

The title is spelled rebecca, but the article has Rebekah all through it. Anyone know the correct spelling? phocks 05:06, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

What's just as bad is that the last section explains for the second and third time that Rebekah = Rebecca, which is obvious anyway. Chris the speller 15:16, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I think that this should be moved to Rebekah, or changed to Rebecca throughout. Soliloquial (talk) 01:47, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Esau Wicked?

"Rebekah is buried quickly and without eulogies, for it would be a disgrace to publicize that she was the mother of a wicked person like Esau"

Where has this been noted? Esau had his birth right stolen, then he forgives his brother for it, what has he done to be labelled as 'wicked'? 68.112.120.18 02:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong tense

The "perpetual present tense" used in two sections would be appropriate for fiction, but not for historical events. I am sure at least some readers consider these historical events, so this should not be written in the tone of a fairy tale. Chris the speller 16:01, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Rebecca is a person who exists only in mythological literature. Her story is part of the grander scheme of Genesis. It is appropriate to use present tense, just as it is appropriate to use it in all other kinds of literature. According to WP:NPOV, Bible has no precedence over other works of literature. Personally, I consider Rebecca to be a historical person, but that is my religious view, which has no impact on Wikipedia. --MPorciusCato 06:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC)