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Genesis 36:3 KJV
Genesis · chapter 36 · verse 3
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.Genesis 36:3 · King James Version
Genesis 36:3 in context
1Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BashemathBosmathBosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of SolomonH1315 →
- Ishmael'sYishmâʻêʼlJishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five IsraelitesH3458 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- sisterʼâchôwtha sister , literally and figuratively)H269 →
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Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8