Bashemath bat Ishmael

Bashemath
Birth:	9999 Land of Canaan
Death:	9999 Land of Canaan
Father:	Ishmael ben Abraham
Spouse / partner:	Esau ben Isaac
Sex:
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• GrandDaughter of Patriarch Abraham

Biography

Genesis 36 Narrative

2 Esau 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; And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis 36.2-3 - KJV

3rd Marriage: Bashemath or Mahalath

• "And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth". (Gen 36:3)
• "and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:" (Gen 26:34)
• "Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife." (Gen 28:9)

Bashemath could be the same person as Mahalath bat Ishmael? In either case - she had one son:

• Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. (Gen 36:10)

Siblings

Offspring of Ishmael ben Abraham and Ra'la bint Mudad
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Nebaioth ben Ishmael
Kedar ben Ishmael
Adbeel ben Ismael
Mibsam ben Ishmael
Mishma ben Ishmael
Dumah ben Ishmael
Massa ben Ishmael
Hadad ben Ishmael
Tema ben Ishmael
Jetur ben Ishmael
Naphish ben Ishmael
Kedemah ben Ishmael
Mahalath bat Ishmael	9999 Land of Canaan	9999 Land of Canaan	Esau ben Isaac
Bashemath bat Ishmael	9999 Land of Canaan	9999 Land of Canaan	Esau ben Isaac

Children

Offspring of Esau ben Isaac and Bashemath
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Jeush ben Esau
Jalam ben Esau
Korah ben Esau

Sources

• Book of Genesis
• See Wikipedia article Esau
• Esau - LDS Bible Dictionary

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