Genesis 36:2
Esau took wives + 36:2 Each of Esau’s three wives were known by two names: Adah, also known as Bashemath; Judith, also known as Oholibamah or Aholibamah; and another Bashemath, also known as Mahalath. of the daughters of Canaan; Adah, the daughter of Elon (the) Hittite, and Oholibamah (or and Aholibamah), the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon (the) Hivite;
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In Context
1Forsooth these be the generations of Esau; he is (also called) Edom.
3also Bashemath (or and Bashemath), the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebajoth.
Cross References
Genesis 9:25he said, Cursed be the child Canaan, he shall be (a) servant of servants to his brethren. (he said, Cursed be Ham’s child Canaan, let him be a slave of slaves to his brothers.)
Genesis 27:46And Rebecca said to Isaac, It annoyeth me of my life for the daughters of Heth (or I am weary to death of the daughters of the Hittites); if Jacob take a wife of the kindred of this land, I will not live.
Genesis 36:25and he had a son, Dishon, and a daughter, Oholibamah. (and Anah had a son, Dishon, and a daughter, Aholibamah.)
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:2-9
The Generations of Esau. ( b. c. 1780.) 1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his… Read the whole commentary →