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Rebekah Hale
Rebekah Hale,
wife of Reverend John Hale, was born in 1638. She, for the most part,
was an ordinary woman who stood behind her husband and his work. Rev.
John Hale was the first minister of Beverly and did a lot of work with
the witch trials. He believed strongly in this and thought that the accused
must be condemned. This was all fine until his wife, Rebekah Hale, was
herself accused of witchcraft. Since a minister (or his wife) cannot be
"taken" by the devil, he thought this was preposterous, so he
and his wife helped put a stop to the witch trails. This stoppage saved
the lives of many more sure deaths to come.
Uri LaFontant
