Rebecca (daughter of Ezra)

Rebecca, daughter of Ezra, fell in love with Jesus, but he chose to prioritize his family and destiny over personal relationships. 127:5 127:6.1-2

Rebecca, heartbroken and devoted, left Nazareth for Sepphoris to follow the greatest man who ever lived. 127:5.6

Rebecca tarried by Jesus' tomb alongside the other women, preparing to properly lay the Master to rest. 188:1.7

Rebecca, who witnessed the crucifixion, lived solely to await the moment when Jesus would begin his teaching and followed him devotedly through his years of public work. 127:5.6 187:3.2 187:5.4

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Triumphal entry 127:5.6 — Mt 21:8-9; Mk 11:8-11a; Lk 19:36-38; Jn 12:12-13.
• Mary and other women, witnesses of crucifixion 127:5.6 — Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40; Lk 23:49; Jn 19:25.
• One altogether lovely 127:5.6 — Song 5:16. *Greatest among ten thousand*: Song 5:10.
• The women 188:1.7 — Mt 27:61; Mk 15:47; Lk 23:55.
• People watching 187:3.2 — Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41; Lk 23:48-49; Jn 19:25.
• Those who watched Jesus die 187:5.4 — Lk 23:49.