Rivka had what it took to join God’s budding nation right in the very beginning, to form half of the second generation… but what was it that she had? What made her the right choice, and what brought her to her choice? Did she really have a spiritual connection identical to Sarah’s (as implied by Genesis Rabbah 60:16)? Maybe – but we might find multiple indications that she didn’t actually quite measure up (such as the Netziv at the end of Genesis 24, Rashi’s comments on 25:21, and Genesis Rabbah 65:4). How, then, might we relate to Rivka’s personal quest “to seek God” (Genesis 25:22)?
