“When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah<\/em>” (Genesis 26:34-35).<\/p>\n“So Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan displeased his father Isaac; and Esau went to Ishmael, and married, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth<\/em>” (Genesis 28:8-9).<\/p>\n“Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; also Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth<\/em>” (Genesis 36:2-3).<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSummarizing what these passages say, Esau married:<\/p>\n
\n- Judith (“praising God”) was also known as Oholibamah\u00a0 (“tent of the high place”)\n
\n- Her father’s name was Beeri (“well”) and he was a Hittite<\/li>\n
- Her mother’s name was Anah (“answer”) and she was a Hittite<\/li>\n
- Her grandfather’s name was Zibeon (“colored”) and he was a Hivite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Basemath (“incense”) was also known as Adah (“jewelry”)\n
\n- Her father’s name was Elon (“oak”) and he was a Hittite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Mahalath (“God pardons”) was also known as Basemath (“incense”)\n