The order of Compline (Night Prayer) includes this meditation on one of the women ancestors of Christ. Rebekah waited a long time, about 20 years before she gave birth, and then she had twins, Esau and Jacob, the latter of which was to receive the blessing so as to father the nation of Israel, and even more, the Messiah. We often fail to realize that the people of Faith we know as the Patriarchs suffered family dysfunction and sorrow, yet God's purpose prevailed.