Unnamed women in the Torah, so far: Noach's wife-Naama, Yishmoel's wife-Riva, Lot's wife-Iris, any suggestions for Rivka's mother? she is mentioned many times in this weeks sedra but not by name
asked Nov 7, 2012 at 9:41
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I have another but a missing dad -- my great uncle put money out there for anyone who could find the name of Naomi's father in megillat rut (she is apparently called "avi na'ami" but how could that be his name before his child was born?)– rosendsNov 7, 2012 at 13:44
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1@Dan kind of the opposite of אבנר בנ נר– Double AA ♦Nov 7, 2012 at 14:07
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Lots wifes name was Irit, not Adina - see Baal HaTurim hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14020&st=&pgnum=245– Gershon GoldNov 7, 2012 at 16:13
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judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/3638/…– Gershon GoldNov 7, 2012 at 16:20
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Yishmaels wifes name was Riva - hebrewbooks.org/…– Gershon GoldNov 7, 2012 at 16:27
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Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in his Sefer טעמא דקרא brings down (on Parshash Chayei Sarah) that Rivka's mothers name was Devorah, indeed the same Devorah that the Torah referres to as the מינקת. His source is Midrash Agadah Parshas Vayishlach!
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1@GershonGold Thanks [and for the source]! :-) It happens to be an extremely useful Sefer– YehudaNov 7, 2012 at 18:04