Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through Northwestern and Western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica. The Spanish name "sierra madre" means "mother mountains" and "occidental" means "western" in English, with these being the "Western Mother Mountains". To the east, from the Spanish "oriental" meaning
Rebecca (given name) Rebecca (given name) Rebecca or Rebekah (Hebrew: רִבְקָה ("Rivkah")) is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew language. The name comes from the verb רבק ("rbq"), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means "snare", "noose", "tied up", "secured", and even "beautifully ensnaring". W. F. Albright held that it meant "soil, earth". Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible. The Latin Vulgate uses the spelling Rebecca exclusively and it is followed by ("ex. gr.") Wycliffe