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Mahalath מַחֲלַת
Esau's wife. Mahalath, also known as Basemath, was one of Esau's wives, a daughter of Ishmael.
Also called Basemath, Bashemath.
Family
| Father | Ishmael |
|---|---|
| Spouses | Esau |
| Children | Reuel |
| Brothers and sisters | Adbeel, Dumah, Hadad, Jetur, Kedar, Kedemah, Massa, Mibsam, Mishma, Naphish, Nebaioth, Tema |
Where Mahalath appears
Genesis (6)
Key verses
- Genesis 28:9 first mention — Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
- Genesis 36:3 — And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
- Genesis 36:4 — And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
- Genesis 36:10 — These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
- Genesis 36:13 — And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:17 — And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.