de-Rabbi

Isaac, who had gone out “to meditate in the field” (Gen. 24: 63) and recited the Minhah prayer, saw the approaching camels (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer [ed. Higger], chap. 16).

Deborah 1: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer: "Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer," ed.M. Higger, Horeb (1944-1948).

Midrash and Aggadah: Introduction and Sources. 2009

Rachel (רחל) is the medieval name given to the wife of Rabbi Akiva in the late Avot de-Rabbi Nathan version A (chapter 6).

Rachel, Wife of Rabbi Akiva. 2009

Avoth de-Rabbi Nathan, Solomon Schechter Edition, with references to parallels in the two versions and to the addenda in the Schechter edition, olegomenon by Menahem Kister (New York, 1997).

Midrash and Aggadah: Introduction and Sources. 2009

They then stood and blessed their sister Rebekah, like a cantor who stands and blesses the bride under her wedding canopy (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer loc. cit.).

Rebekah: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

Isaac brought Rebekah to the tent, and he took her as a wife only after he learned that the servant had not touched her (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer loc. cit.).

Rebekah: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

The third version of the story, found in the two editions of Avot de-Rabbi Nathan, seems to reject the stories of both the BT and the JT.

Rachel, Wife of Rabbi Akiva. 2009

And the Holy One, blessed be He, granted his request (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer loc. cit.).

Shunammite: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

Only in Avot de-Rabbi Nathan version A (the later version of this midrash), is the name Rachel found.

Rachel, Wife of Rabbi Akiva. 2009

Isaac went forth to recite this prayer, as it is said (v. 63): “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field,” and he saw the approaching camels (Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer loc. cit.).

Rebekah: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009