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'''Basemath''' ({{Hebrew Name|בָּשְׂמַת|Basmat|Bāsəmaṯ|"Sweet-smelling"}}, [[Arabic]]: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the [[Hebrew Bible]], is |
'''Basemath''' ({{Hebrew Name|בָּשְׂמַת|Basmat|Bāsəmaṯ|"Sweet-smelling"}}, [[Arabic]]: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the [[Hebrew Bible]], is the name of two different wives of [[Esau]]. See [[Wives of Esau]]. |
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In {{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}, Basemath is the name of the first wife of [[Esau]]. She was the daughter of Elon the [[Biblical Hittites|Hittite]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}). Because Basemath was a [[Canaan|Canaanite]], Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored [[God]]'s wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basemath, Bashemath - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Basemath-Bashemath|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.biblegateway.com|language=en}}</ref> Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle [[Ishmael]], [[Mahalath]]. |
In {{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}, Basemath is the name of the first wife of [[Esau]]. She was the daughter of Elon the [[Biblical Hittites|Hittite]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}). Because Basemath was a [[Canaan|Canaanite]], Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored [[God]]'s wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basemath, Bashemath - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Basemath-Bashemath|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.biblegateway.com|language=en}}</ref> Esau is then said to have taken as his third wife a daughter of his uncle [[Ishmael]], [[Mahalath]]. |
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In {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}, on the other hand, Esau's three wives are differently named; his family is mentioned as composed of two Canaanite wives, [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K|Adah]], the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and [[Aholibamah]], and a third: ''Bashemath'', Ishmael's daughter. Some scholars{{who|date=December 2021}} equate the three wives mentioned in Genesis 26 and 28 with those in Genesis 36, the following way:{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
In {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}, on the other hand, Esau's three wives are differently named; his family is mentioned as composed of two Canaanite wives, [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K|Adah]], the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and [[Aholibamah]], and a third: ''Bashemath'', Ishmael's daughter. |
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Some scholars{{who|date=December 2021}} equate the three wives mentioned in Genesis 26 and 28 with those in Genesis 36, the following way:{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
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* '''Basemath''' ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}) = [[Adah (daughter of Elon)|Adah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), the daughter of Elon the Hittite; |
* '''Basemath''' ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34-35|HE)}}) = [[Adah (daughter of Elon)|Adah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2,3|HE)}}), the daughter of Elon the Hittite; |
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Revision as of 19:53, 26 June 2024
Basemath (Hebrew: בָּשְׂמַת, Modern: Basmat, Tiberian: Bāsəmaṯ, "Sweet-smelling", Arabic: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the Hebrew Bible, is the name of two different wives of Esau. See Wives of Esau.
In Genesis 26:34–35, Basemath is the name of the first wife of Esau. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 26:34–35). Because Basemath was a Canaanite, Esau’s marriage to Basemath (as well as to his second wife, Judith) ignored God's wishes that Abraham’s descendants keep themselves separate from the Canaanites in marriage. Esau’s marriage to Basemath, therefore, brought bitterness to Isaac and 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, Basemath is 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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