Genesis 24 tells the story of how Isaac and Rebekah came to be husband and wife. Verse 67 concludes the chapter, the second longest chapter in the Pentateuch (after Numbers 7):
"Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death."
This is the first mention in the Bible of a man's love for a woman. Rebekah filled a void in Isaac's life and played a key role as the next matriarch of the family.
There is a rich body of tradition about the tent of Sarah. According to one tradition, after Sarah's death her disciples kept her tent ready for whoever its next occupant would be. Another tradition imagines that a cloud of God's presence hovered near the entrance of the tent while Sarah was alive, and it returned when Rebekah arrived. Such traditions point to how important Sarah and Rebekah were in the plan of God.
Every married ouple has a story about how they met, married, and grew closer over time. In a sermon at Church of the Messiah on April 13, 2024, Kyle Kettering related his story and opened the floor for others to do so as well.
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