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Basemath

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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BASEMATH . 1 . One of the wives of Esau. In Genesis 26:34 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) she is called the daughter of Elon the Hittlte, while in Genesis 36:3 (prob. R [Note: Redactor.] ) she is said to have been Ishmael’s daughter, and sister of Nebaioth. But in Genesis 28:9 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) Esau is said to have taken Mahalath , the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife; and in Genesis 36:2 the first mentioned of Esau’s wives is Adah , the daughter of Elon the Hittite. There is manifestly a confusion of names in the text, which cannot be satisfactorily explained. 2 . A daughter of Solomon, who became the wife of Ahimaaz, one of the king’s officers ( 1 Kings 4:15 ).

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Basemath'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/basemath.html. 1909.
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