Bible Strands
Mahalath
the name means sickness Strong's Lexicon
Mahalath, also known as Basemath, was one of Esau's wives, a daughter of Ishmael.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
A lute; lyre.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Ishmael
Partners
Esau
Children
Reuel
Siblings
Adbeel, Dumah, Hadad, Jetur, Kedar, Kedemah, Nebaioth, Mibsam, Mishma, Massa, Tema, Naphish
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 28:9.
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Verses that name Mahalath
- Genesis 28:9 Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
- Genesis 36:3 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
- Genesis 36:4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,
- Genesis 36:10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 36:17 These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.