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Rebecca and Isaac were second cousins. She was brought from a great distance, by Abraham's servant Eliezer, for the express purpose of avoiding the possibility of Isaac's marriage to a Canaanite. See Genesis ch.24.

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Why didn't Abraham want Isaac to marry a Canaanite?

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Who was rebecca in the Old Testament?

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