And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am sick and tired of living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the local Hittite women like these, what's the point of my life?'
Rebekah is expressing her deep frustration and weariness about the possibility of Jacob marrying a local Hittite woman, feeling it would make her life meaningless.
📚 Historical Context
The Hittites were one of the Canaanite peoples living in the land where Abraham's family had settled. Abraham had previously insisted that Isaac not marry a Canaanite woman, instead sending a servant to find a wife from their homeland. Rebekah's concern reflects the importance placed on marrying within their faith community rather than adopting the religious practices of the surrounding peoples.
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