Rebekah Ann Hunt (née Keller; formerly McDonald) (born May 15, 1983) is the second child and second daughter of Michael Keller and Suzette Keller.
She is the sister of Esther Shrader, Daniel Keller, Priscilla Waller, Anna Duggar, Susanna Bridges, Nathan Keller, and David Keller.
She is the ex-wife of Joshua McDonald and the mother of their two children, Annabel and Alyssa.
She is the wife of Kevin Hunt.
Early life[]
Rebekah Ann Keller was born on May 15, 1983, in Interlachen, Florida, to Michael Keller and Suzette Keller. She was the couple's second child, and they went on to have six more children after her.
Along with her siblings, Rebekah was homeschooled growing up. She and her siblings were raised as active participants of Bill Gothard's Institute in Basic Life Principles, and regularly attended the yearly Advanced Training Institute conferences in Big Sandy, Texas. She left these teachings as an adult for a more mainstream version of conservative Christianity.
Her parents were strict growing up, and she and her siblings had weekly scheduled fifteen minute meetings of one-on-one time with their parents.
In 1996, her father made the decision to quit his job and begin working in full-time ministry at a local juvenile detention center. Rebekah often accompanied her father on these trips and led Bible studies for incarcerated young women.
Personal life[]
Marriage[]
On August 21, 2004, Rebekah married Joshua O. McDonald in Galveston County, Texas. On May 22, 2015, they got divorced in Fort Bend County, Texas. The reasons listed were: "discord or conflict of personalities between Petitioner [Rebekah] and Respondent [Joshua] that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation". Rebekah was granted primary custody of their children, with Joshua getting every other weekend and Thursday nights.
Rebekah later got remarried to Kevin Hunt.
Motherhood[]
Rebekah has 2 children with Joshua McDonald.
Their first child, daughter Annabel, was born on July 9, 2005.
Their second child, daughter Alyssa, was born on May 26, 2007.
Career[]
Television[]
Rebekah appeared on the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting as the sister-in-law of Joshua Duggar.
Wedding involvement[]
Rebekah was a bridesmaid at her sister Anna's wedding to Joshua Duggar on September 26, 2008.
She was a bridesmaid at her sister Priscilla's wedding to David Waller on February 4, 2012.