Basemath
Basemath (Hebrew: בָּשְׂמַת, Modern: Basmat, Tiberian: Bāsəmaṯ, "Sweet-smelling", Arabic: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the Hebrew Bible, is one of the wives of Esau.
In Genesis 26:34–35, Basemath is the name of the first wife of
Rebekah.[1] Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle Ishmael, Mahalath
.
In Genesis 36:2,3, 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[who?] equate the three wives mentioned in Genesis 26 and 28 with those in Genesis 36, the following way:[citation needed
]
- Basemath (Genesis 26:34–35) = Adah (Genesis 36:2,3), the daughter of Elon the Hittite;
- Judith (Genesis 26:34–35) = Aholibamah (Genesis 36:2,3), also a Canaanite;
- Mahalath (Genesis 28:9) = Bashemath[clarification needed] (Genesis 36:2,3), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael.
See also
- In 1 Kings 4:15, Basemathis also the name of a daughter of King Solomon.
References
- ^ "Basemath, Bashemath - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway". www.biblegateway.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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