Mahalath (Gen 28:9)
Wife of Esau, mother of Jeush, Shemariah and Reuel, in the age of the patriarchs. Named in scripture at Genesis 28:9.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
GenesisEsau went to Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
Genesis 28:9
and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
Genesis 36:3
Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.
Genesis 36:4
these are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
Genesis 36:10
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:17
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.