And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
The babies fought with each other inside her womb, and she said, 'If this is how it's going to be, why is this happening to me?' So she went to ask the LORD about it.
Rebekah was troubled by her difficult pregnancy with twins who were fighting in her womb, so she sought God's guidance about what was happening.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Genesis, Rebekah, the wife of Isaac, was pregnant with twins, Esau and Jacob, as part of God's promise to Abraham's descendants. The struggle of the babies in her womb caused her physical discomfort and emotional confusion, prompting her to seek divine insight in a culture where people often turned to God for explanations of unusual events. This moment highlights the ongoing narrative of God's sovereignty in the lives of the patriarchs.
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