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Basemath (daughter of Ishmael)

바스맛 (이스마엘의 딸)

Person in Genesis 36:1–8: Basemath (daughter of Ishmael).

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  • GEN 36:1–8, engwebp

    1Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).

    2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;

    3and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

    4Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

    5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

    6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

    7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock.

    8Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

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  • GEN 36:11–19, engwebp

    11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

    12Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.

    13These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

    14These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

    15These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

    16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

    17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

    18These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

    19These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

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AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-20

Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

Unresolved interpretation: Three accounts of whom Esau married do not agree
  • 26:34 gives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
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  • 28:9 gives Mahalath, Ishmael’s daughter and Nebaioth’s sister.
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    • GEN 28:6–9, engwebp

      6Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”

      7and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.

      8Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please Isaac, his father.

      9So Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

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  • 36:2-3 gives Adah daughter of Elon, Oholibamah daughter of Anah, and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter and Nebaioth’s sister. The same descriptions attach to different names.
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    • GEN 36:1–8, engwebp

      1Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).

      2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;

      3and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

      4Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

      5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

      6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

      7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock.

      8Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

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Genesis 36:3 Open that verse

and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

Genesis 36:4 Open that verse

Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

Genesis 36:10 Open that verse

these are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

Genesis 36:13 Open that verse

These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

Genesis 36:17 Open that verse

These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

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Entry: Basemath (daughter of Ishmael) (person-basemath-ishmael)
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Current wording: Person in Genesis 36:1–8: Basemath (daughter of Ishmael).
Cited evidence: GEN 36:1–8, engwebp / GEN 36:11–19, engwebp
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