Timna
A concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son, and the mother of Amalek — making her the ancestress of the people who attacked Israel at Rephidim and became their long enemy. She appears in the genealogies of Genesis and Chronicles, where a Timna is also listed as the sister of Lotan the Horite.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Genesis1 ChroniclesTimna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:12 — Mother of Amalek
The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna.
Genesis 36:22
These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
Genesis 36:40
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
1 Chronicles 1:36
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
1 Chronicles 1:39
Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
1 Chronicles 1:51
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.