Bashemath

Family: Hittites · Role: Esau's wife · First appears: Genesis 26

In Genesis 26, Bashemath is identified as the daughter of Elon the Hittite. When Esau was forty, he took Bashemath and Judith as wives, and their marriages caused grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

In Genesis 36, Bashemath is identified as Ishmael’s daughter and the sister of Nebajoth, among Esau’s wives alongside Adah and Aholibamah. In Canaan, she bore Reuel to Esau.

Relationship record

Life events

• Esau takes Judith and Bashemath as wives, causing grief to Isaac and Rebekah.(Genesis 26)
  • With: Esau Judith
  • “And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”
• Esau took Adah, Aholibamah, and Bashemath as wives.(Genesis 36)
  • With: Esau Adah Aholibamah
  • “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; And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.”
• Esau’s sons Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah were born in Canaan.(Genesis 36 · 📍 Canaan)
  • With: Esau Adah Aholibamah Eliphaz Reuel Jeush Jaalam Korah
  • “And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 26

• married with Esau “And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”
• parent: Elon “Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite”
• with Isaac (Bashemath's marriage was a grief of mind to Isaac.) “Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.”
• with Rebekah (Bashemath's marriage was a grief of mind to Rebekah.) “Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.”

Genesis 36

• parent: Ishmael “Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter”
• siblings with Nebajoth “Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.”
• child: Reuel “and Bashemath bare Reuel”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.