"Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of An…" — Genesis 36:2

Genesis 36:2 · KJV

“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;”

— Genesis 36:2

Verse 1

Now these {are} the generations of Esau, who {is} Edom.

Verse 3

And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. {Bashemath: or, Mahalath}

Genesis 36 — Context

Now these {are} the generations of Esau, who {is} Edom.

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. {Bashemath: or, Mahalath}

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

Cross References

Genesis 36:25

And the children of Anah {were} these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Genesis 9:25

And he said, Cursed {be} Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Genesis 28:9

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. {Mahalath: or, Bashemath}

Genesis 27:46

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these {which are} of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Genesis 26:34-35

And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: