NO INTERCESSOR NECESSARY IN GENESIS

There is not one single reference in Genesis to any proto-Israelite figure needing an intermediary to converse with God, from Adam, Eve, Cain, and Noah, to Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and Joseph.

In fact, the only Genesis narratives in which anyone requires an intermediary are the stories of the various Egyptians who need Joseph to interpret their dreams. Even Joseph’s brothers and father understand his dreams without requiring any explanation from him (Gen 37:8, 10).

We should read the Rebekah story in light of this: the ancestors had rather casual conversations with the Almighty; the Genesis narratives include stories of women as well as men speaking directly with God (for example, Sarah outside the door of the tent in Gen 18); and other biblical texts provide examples of women performing divination.

From “Women’s Divination in Biblical Literature” - Esther Hamori