# Rebecca — Ivanhoe character guide > Rebecca in Ivanhoe by Walter Scott. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Jewess, the lovely Jewess, fair Rebecca, the unfortunate Rebecca **First appearance:** 0005-ii ## Snapshot A gifted Jewish healer whose skill with wounds and secret balsams exceeds her father's caution, she commands reverence from her own people and dangerous attention from powerful Christians. ## Who they are Rebecca is the daughter of Isaac of York, a wealthy Jewish merchant navigating a hostile Christian England where her learning and beauty make her both prized and vulnerable. Her father grants her unusual liberty because he trusts her judgment, and she uses it to save the wounded Ivanhoe, arguing that his connection to King Richard may shield them both. Her intelligence, medical knowledge, and moral courage place her at the center of the novel's conflicts between love, faith, and persecution. ## Relationships ### [Brian de Bois-Guilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/brian_de_bois_guilbert) _psychological_ Bois-Guilbert is obsessively infatuated with Rebecca, torn between lust and his Templar vows, making her his victim. ### [Lucas de Beaumanoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/lucas_de_beaumanoir) _rivalry_ Beaumanoir, as Grand Master of the Templars, condemns Rebecca as a sorceress and seeks her execution. ### [Brian de Bois-Guilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/brian_de_bois_guilbert) _psychological_ Bois-Guilbert is obsessively infatuated with Rebecca, torn between lust and his Templar vows, making her his victim. ### [Lucas de Beaumanoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/lucas_de_beaumanoir) _rivalry_ Beaumanoir, as Grand Master of the Templars, condemns Rebecca as a sorceress and seeks her execution. ### [Brian de Bois-Guilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/brian_de_bois_guilbert) _psychological_ Bois-Guilbert is obsessively infatuated with Rebecca, torn between lust and his Templar vows, making her his victim. ### [Lucas de Beaumanoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/lucas_de_beaumanoir) _rivalry_ Beaumanoir, as Grand Master of the Templars, condemns Rebecca as a sorceress and seeks her execution. ## In the story ### [Ivanhoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/ivanhoe) Introduced as the beautiful and virtuous daughter of Isaac, whose faith and courage are highlighted. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/vii) Present with Isaac; targeted by Prince John's insulting command to sit among the Saxons. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/ix) Observes the tournament with her father Isaac, showing calmness and understanding of the knight's risks. ### [The Disinherited Knight's Generosity and Isaac's Lament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/x) Comforts her father, pointing out the power of Jewish wealth, and veils herself before Gurth enters. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xix) Pleads with Rowena for protection; travels in the rear and is captured. ### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxi) Mentioned by De Bracy as his intended prize, she is a captive in the castle. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxii) Isaac's daughter, given to Brian de Bois-Guilbert as a handmaiden, causing Isaac's desperate pleas. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxiv) Defends her faith and honor with sharp wit and courage; threatens suicide from the parapet rather than submit to Bois-Guilbert's demands. ### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxvii) Rebecca is briefly mentioned as being driven back to her apartment by Urfried, and is excluded from ransom negotiations by the Templar. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxviii) Prevails upon Isaac to bring Ivanhoe to their home; personally tends to Ivanhoe's wounds and promises to heal him within eight days. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxix) Tends to Ivanhoe, struggles with her unrequited love, questions chivalry, and describes the Black Knight's actions. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxi) Tends to Ivanhoe, refuses to flee alone, and is seized by the Templar. ### [Chapter XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxiii) Mentioned as Isaac's daughter, captured by Norman knights, and the reason for Isaac's journey to Templestowe. ### [Chapter XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxv) Imprisoned with Brian de Bois-Guilbert; accused of sorcery by Beaumanoir due to her healing arts learned from Miriam. ### [Chapter XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxvi) Accused of sorcery by the Grand Master; brought before the tribunal; receives a secret note of support. ### [The Trial of Rebecca](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxvii) The accused Jewish damsel, who eloquently defends herself and demands trial by combat. ### [Chapter XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxviii) On trial for sorcery, demands trial by combat, sends message to her father Isaac. ### [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxix) Rebecca steadfastly refuses Bois-Guilbert's offer, declaring her courage and faith in God, and forgives him as his victim. ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xliii) Accused of sorcery, she awaits trial by combat; refuses Bois-Guilbert's temptation to flee; accepts Ivanhoe as her champion. ### [Chapter XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xliv) Freed by Ivanhoe's victory, she is embraced by her father Isaac but insists on leaving immediately without speaking to Ivanhoe. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/rebecca - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters