Basemath
Basemath
BASEMATH.1. One of the wives of Esau. In Gen 26:34 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) she is called the daughter of Elon the Hittlte, while in Gen 36:3 (prob. R [Note: Redactor.] ) she is said to have been Ishmaels daughter, and sister of Nebaioth. But in Gen 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 Gen 36:2 the first mentioned of Esaus 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 kings officers (1Ki 4:15).