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'''Basemath''' ({{Hebrew Name|בָּשְׂמַת|Basmat|Bāsəmaṯ|"Sweet-smelling"}}, [[Arabic]]: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the [[Hebrew Bible]], is the name of two different wives of [[Esau]]. See [[Wives of Esau]]. | '''Basemath''' ({{Hebrew Name|בָּשְׂמַת|Basmat|Bāsəmaṯ|"Sweet-smelling"}}, [[Arabic]]: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the [[Hebrew Bible]], is the name of two different wives of [[Esau]]. See [[Wives of Esau]]. | ||
In {{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}, Basemath is the name of the first wife of [[Esau]]. She was the daughter of Elon the [[Biblical Hittites|Hittite]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}). Because Basemath was a [[Canaan|Canaanite]], Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored [[God]]'s wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basemath, Bashemath - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Basemath-Bashemath|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.biblegateway.com|language=en}}</ref> Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle [[Ishmael]], [[Mahalath]]. | In {{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}, Basemath is the name of the first wife of [[Esau]]. She was the daughter of Elon the [[Biblical Hittites|Hittite]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}). Because Basemath was a [[Canaan|Canaanite]], Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored [[God]]'s wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to [[Isaac]] and [[Rebecca (biblical figure)|Rebekah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basemath, Bashemath - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Basemath-Bashemath|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.biblegateway.com|language=en}}</ref> Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle [[Ishmael]], [[Mahalath]]. | ||
In {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}, on the other hand, Esau's three wives are differently named; his family is mentioned as composed of two Canaanite wives, [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K|Adah]], the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and [[Aholibamah]], and a third: ''Bashemath'', Ishmael's daughter. | In {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}, on the other hand, Esau's three wives are differently named; his family is mentioned as composed of two Canaanite wives, [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K|Adah]], the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and [[Aholibamah]], and a third: ''Bashemath'', Ishmael's daughter. | ||
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* | * Basemath ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}) = [[Adah (daughter of Elon)|Adah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), the daughter of Elon the Hittite; | ||
* Judith ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}) = [[Aholibamah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), also a Canaanite; | * Judith ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}) = [[Aholibamah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), also a Canaanite; | ||
* [[Mahalath]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|28:9|HE)}}) = ''Bashemath''{{what|date=December 2021}} ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael. | * [[Mahalath]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|28:9|HE)}}) = ''Bashemath''{{what|date=December 2021}} ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 4 October 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Basemath (Template:Hebrew Name, Arabic: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the Hebrew Bible, is the name of two different wives of Esau. See Wives of Esau.
In Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., Basemath is the name of the first wife of Esau. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".). Because Basemath was a Canaanite, Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored God's wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah.[1] Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle Ishmael, Mahalath.
In Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., 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.
Some scholars equate the three wives mentioned in Genesis 26 and 28 with those in Genesis 36, the following way:[2]
- Basemath (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".) = Adah (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), the daughter of Elon the Hittite;
- Judith (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".) = Aholibamah (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), also a Canaanite;
- Mahalath (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".) = BashemathScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael.
See also
- In Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., Basemath is also the name of a daughter of King Solomon.
References
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