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Subject: Re: Rebecca
Author: Mrs Claire   (Authenticated as Miss Claire)
Date: November 28, 2007 at 12:36:02 AM
Reply to: Rebecca by Sunny
REBECCA

Ooops, apparently it's not mentioned. If I remember well (I will ask my husband) Rivka means "well fed [like a young cow]" - remember that in traditional societies, being pleasantly plump was a great thing. Rachel was prefered to Lea because Lea was skinny, after all! ;)




~~ Claire ~~


My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

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