The "Hebrews were monogamous"? Who said? Not just the patriarchs. Elkanah,
Moses (well, maybe him). The Torah makes several provisions for co-wives and their children. I admit, polygamy was probably rare, since the population is divided pretty evenly, but it certainly was not unheared of.
"Leviral marriage was "like a marriage": a lonely intercourse to restore the seed, and then support of the relatives living together"? Again, who said? Why should the widow and her former brother in law not enjoy a married life together, whether he has another wife or not?
Rebekka was not Isaac's first wife? Then what's the point of the whole story? Abraham is worried because Isaac has not married, and he doesn't want him to marry a native. Se he sends his servant to get him a woman from his own clan. If Isaac had been married, either Abraham would not be worried, or the story would find a reason to critisize the woman.
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