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Mahalath (Genesis 28:9) = Bashemath (No.2) (Genesis 36:2,3), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael. Genesis 26:34–35 describes Esau's marriage at the age of forty to two Canaanite women: Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Esau took Mahalath from the house of Ishmael to be his wife, after seeing that his Canaanite wives (Basemath and Judith) displeased his father, Isaac (Genesis 28:6–9). Esau sought this union with a non-Canaanite, in an effort to reconcile his relationship with his parents, [1] [2] namely with his father Isaac whose blessing he sought (Genesis ...
Esau עֵשָׂו (Edom אֱדֹֽום) Married three wives [1]. Reuel [2] רְעוּאֵֽל By Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת (daughter of Elon the Hittite, wife of Ishmael?) [3] Also called Mahalath (the sister of Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael) Married just after Jacob's flight to Haran
So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the Hebrew name "Judith", as to pacify his parents. [6] See Wives of Esau. Biblical scholars have thus conciliated the two different name accounts given in Genesis for the three wives of Esau: [7] Basemath (Genesis 26:34–35) = Adah (Genesis 36:2,3), the daughter of Elon the ...
Esau [a] is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible.He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis [3] and by the prophets Obadiah [4] and Malachi. [5] The story of Esau and Jacob reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming to explain why Israel, despite being a younger kingdom, dominated Edom. [6]
Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle Ishmael, Mahalath. In Genesis 36:2,3, on the other hand, Esau's three wives are differently named; his family is mentioned as composed of two Canaanite wives, Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah, and a third: Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter.
Basemeth #1 – daughter of Elon, the Hittite, One of the wives of Esau. Genesis [27] Basemeth #2 – daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau. Genesis [28] Basemeth #3 – daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz. I Kings [29] Bathsheba – wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.
The Hebrew Bible states that Esau, returning famished from the fields, begged Jacob to give him some of the stew. (Esau referred to the dish as "that red, red stuff", giving rise to his nickname, Hebrew: אדום ('Edom, meaning "Red")). Jacob offered to give Esau a bowl of stew in exchange for his birthright (the right to be recognized as ...