Adah

Family: Edom · Role: wife of Lamech · First appears: Genesis 4

In Genesis 4, Adah was married to Lamech: “And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah,” She was the parent of Jabal and Jubal, and Lamech later addressed her and Zillah as his wives, telling them to hear his voice.

In Genesis 36, Adah was the daughter of Elon and one of Esau’s wives, alongside Aholibamah and Bashemath. In Canaan, she bore Eliphaz to Esau.

Relationship record

Life events

• Esau took Adah, Aholibamah, and Bashemath as wives.(Genesis 36)
  • With: Esau Aholibamah Bashemath
  • “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 Bashemath 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 4

• married with Lamech “And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah,”
• child: Jabal “And Adah bare Jabal:”
• child: Jubal “And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 4:21 And his brother’s name was Jubal:”
• commander: Lamech “And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech:”

Genesis 36

• married with Esau “Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite”
• parent: Elon “Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite”
• child: Eliphaz “And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz”

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