Rebekah

[Pamela]

The story of Rebekah, Isaac, and their boys is particularly sad to me.
Here we are given an example of a healthy loving marriage that somehow
becomes filled with distrust and deception. We learn from these two
parents that playing favorites with our children is not a good idea. I
imagine the disagreements that must have taken place while Esau and
Jacob were growing up. Because Esau was Abraham's favorite and Jacob
was Rebekah's favorite, any problem between the two children is a
potential problem for the parents who may want to take sides. This
will be true in any family. Sometimes both parents favor the same
child. This too is a problem. Your children will know, even if you
think you're hiding it well. This will lead to hurt feelings and
resentment. It will effect the relationship between the siblings
negatively. If you think you may have a favorite child then please
work to change your feelings. Rebekah's lost all contact with Jacob
because she acted upon her favoritism of him.

What we learn most from Rebekah is that relationships have to be
nurtured or they will fall apart.