Basemath
In the
Old Testament,
Basemath (also
Bashemath,
Basmath):
בָּשְׂמַת "Sweet-smelling",
Standard Hebrew Basəmat,
Tiberian Hebrew Bāśəmaṯ) is the name of three women.
*In
Genesis 26:34
Basemath is the daughter of
Elon the
Hittite, and one of the three wives of
Esau. In Genesis 36:2 she is called
Adah, and is the only one of Esau's wives of whom his father
Isaac approved, as the other two were both Canaanites.
*In Genesis 36:3-4,10,13,17
Basemath is the daughter of
Ishmael and another of the three wives of Esau. In Genesis 28:9 she is called
Mahalath.
*In the
first book of Kings 4:15
Basemath is a daughter of
Solomon and wife of
Ahimaaz.
