Marble sculpture "Rebecca" Marble sculpture "Rebecca"

The story of "Rebekah at the Well" comes from Genesis 24 of the Old Testament. Abraham sent for his great-niece Rebekah from the old homeland as a wife for his son Isaac, as Isaac was not to marry any of the pagan Canaanite women. The scene of Abraham's messenger finding the chosen one at a well—it was she who led him to drink—is frequently portrayed in art history.