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<a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; <a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; <a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Esau was forty years old, and he took as a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; <a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite as his wives; <a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hethite. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Esau was 40 years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: <a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: <a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite. He also married Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Esau was forty years old, he married two Hittites, Judith the daughter of Beeri, and Basemath the daughter of Elon. <a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, as well as Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hethite. <a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Esau was forty years old when he took for a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: <a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Esau is a son of forty years, and he takes a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite, <a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite, <a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Esau will be the son of forty years, and he will take a wife, Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemah, daughter of Elon the Hittite.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Esau being forty years old, married wives, Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon of the same place. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In truth, at forty years of age, Esau took wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place. <a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a> When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hivite. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bismath the daughter of Elon the Hivite; <a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Esau was a son of forty years, and he took a woman Yehudith, daughter of Beeri the Khethite, and Besmath, daughter of Elwan the Khivite:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. <a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Esau was forty years old; and he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite. <a href="/parallel/genesis/26-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Esau's Wives</a> 34<a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">When Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">he took</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">as his wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3067.htm" title="3067: yə·hū·ḏîṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Esau's wife. The same as Yhuwdiyth; Jewess; Jehudith, a Canaanitess.">Judith</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/882.htm" title="882: bə·’ê·rî (N-proper-ms) -- From 'er; fountained; Beeri, the name of a Hittite and of an Israelite.">of Beeri</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">the Hittite</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1315.htm" title="1315: bā·śə·maṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Feminine of besem; fragrance; Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon.">and Basemath</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/356.htm" title="356: ’ê·lōn (N-proper-ms) -- Or;Elown; or Eylon; from 'ayil; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites.">of Elon</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">the Hittite.</a> 35And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a> Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?” <a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Genesis 28:8-9</a> And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, / Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had. <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Genesis 36:2-3</a> Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3</a> and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, <a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Genesis 24:37</a> My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell, <a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Genesis 34:1-2</a> Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. / When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. <a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a> Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Judges 14:1-3</a> One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. / So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.” <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a> King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a> I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?” <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a> Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. <a href="/matthew/10-35.htm">Matthew 10:35-36</a> For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ <a href="/luke/12-51.htm">Luke 12:51-53</a> Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. / From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. / They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-15</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:A.<a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Genesis 36:2,5,13</a> 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; … the daughter.<a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3</a> And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:<a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.<a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2</a> Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.Bashemath.<a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Genesis 36:2</a> 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;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/4-15.htm">Basemath</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-15.htm">Bas'emath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-17.htm">Bashemath</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-15.htm">Basmath</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Beeri</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Be-E'ri</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-9.htm">Elon</a> <a href="/genesis/25-34.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Married</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/11-29.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-3.htm">Basemath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-3.htm">Bas'emath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-3.htm">Bashemath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-3.htm">Basmath</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Beeri</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Be-E'ri</a> <a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Elon</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/32-15.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Married</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div>1. <a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a> 7. <a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a> 26. <a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a> 34. <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Esau was forty years old In biblical times, reaching the age of forty often symbolized maturity and readiness for significant life changes. This age is notable in the lives of several biblical figures, such as Moses, who spent forty years in Egypt, forty years in Midian, and forty years leading Israel. Esau's decision to marry at this age suggests a transition into a new phase of life, aligning with cultural expectations of adulthood and responsibility.he took as his wives Polygamy was a common practice in the ancient Near East, including among the patriarchs. However, it often led to familial strife, as seen in the lives of Abraham, Jacob, and others. Esau's choice to take multiple wives reflects the customs of his time but also foreshadows potential discord, as later events in Genesis reveal.Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite The Hittites were a significant group in the land of Canaan, known for their advanced culture and influence. Marrying a Hittite woman indicates Esau's integration into the local Canaanite society, which was contrary to the desires of his parents, Isaac and Rebekah, who preferred marriages within their own kin to preserve the covenantal line. This decision highlights Esau's disregard for the spiritual heritage of his family.and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite The repetition of Esau marrying another Hittite woman underscores his departure from the covenantal expectations. The name Basemath, meaning "fragrance" or "perfume," might suggest her attractiveness or social standing. This choice further alienates Esau from his family's values and foreshadows the tension between Esau and his parents, as well as the eventual separation of his descendants from the covenantal promises given to Abraham and Isaac.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a> The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for selling his birthright to his brother Jacob for a meal. His marriages to Hittite women are significant in the account of his life and the broader account of the patriarchs. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judith.htm">Judith</a> Daughter of Beeri the Hittite, one of Esau's wives. Her marriage to Esau is noted as a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. 3. <a href="/topical/b/basemath.htm">Basemath</a> Daughter of Elon the Hittite, another wife of Esau. Like Judith, her marriage to Esau is significant in the context of the family's dynamics and the cultural tensions between the Israelites and the Hittites. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hittites.htm">Hittites</a> A group of people living in Canaan during the time of the patriarchs. Their presence and interactions with the Israelites are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. 5. <a href="/topical/i/isaac_and_rebekah.htm">Isaac and Rebekah</a> Parents of Esau and Jacob. Their reaction to Esau's marriages highlights the cultural and spiritual tensions present in the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_relationships.htm">The Importance of Covenant Relationships</a> Esau's choice to marry Hittite women highlights the significance of maintaining covenantal faithfulness in relationships. Believers are encouraged to seek partners who share their faith and values. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_tensions.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Tensions</a> The marriages of Esau to Hittite women illustrate the potential for cultural and spiritual discord within families. Christians are reminded to prioritize spiritual unity in their homes. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Esau's actions serve as a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences of decisions that go against God's guidance. Believers are urged to consider the spiritual implications of their choices. <a href="/topical/p/parental_influence_and_guidance.htm">Parental Influence and Guidance</a> Isaac and Rebekah's distress over Esau's marriages underscores the role of parental guidance in the spiritual and relational decisions of their children. Christian parents are encouraged to actively guide their children in making godly choices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a> <a href="/q/why_do_esau's_wives_differ_in_genesis.htm">In Genesis 36:2–3, Esau’s wives differ from those mentioned in Genesis 26:34 and 28:9—why the discrepancy? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_jacob_wrestle_with_god.htm">What is the significance of Jacob wrestling with God?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_sexual_assault.htm">What virtues and vices do the patriarchs advise on?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_esau's_family_grow_so_fast.htm">How could Esau's family, in Genesis 36:6-8, have grown so rapidly despite known demographic constraints?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>ESAU'S MARRIAGE WITH CANAANITISH WOMEN.(34) Esau was forty years old.--He was there fore of exactly the same age as Isaac was when, sixty years before, he married Rebekah. But by thus inter marrying with idolaters Esau violated the great principle laid down by Abraham (<a href="/genesis/24-3.htm" title="And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:">Genesis 24:3</a>), forfeited thereby his birthright, and, as such marriages were illegal, is even called a fornicator in <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm" title="Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.">Hebrews 12:16</a>. As his conduct was regarded by his parents with "grief of mind"--Heb., bitterness of spirit: that is, with mingled anger and sorrow--Esau partially repented, and took as a third wife a daughter of Ishmael (<a href="/genesis/28-9.htm" title="Then went Esau to Ishmael, and took to the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.">Genesis 28:9</a>). In the Toldoth Esau (<a href="/context/genesis/36-2.htm" title="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 36:2-3</a>) the names are different, and a fourth wife, of the inhabitants of Seir, takes the place of Judith.Judith.--The names are remarkable, as showing that the Hittites spoke a Semitic tongue. Judith is the feminine form of Judah, and means praised. Beeri can scarcely be the original name of her father, as it means well-finder, but was probably gained by his skill in discovering water. We find it, however, in the genealogy of Hosea (<a href="/hosea/1-1.htm" title="The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.">Hosea 1:1</a>). Bashemath or Basmath, the fragrant, was the name also of a daughter of Solomon (1 King 4:15); and Elon, oak-grove, was the name of a judge (<a href="/judges/12-11.htm" title="And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.">Judges 12:11</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - And Esau was forty years old - literally, a son of forty years; the age of Isaac when he married Rebekah (<a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a>) - when he took to wife Judith (Jehu-dith, "Celebrated," "Praised," if Shemitic; but the name is probably Phoenician) the daughter of Beeri - ("of a well"? "The Well-finder," vide <a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a>) - the Hittits, and Bashemath ("Sweet-smelling," "Fragrant") the daughter of Elon the Hittite) - adding to them afterwards Maha-lath the daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebajoth (<a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Genesis 28:9</a>). On Esau's wives vide <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Genesis 36:2, 3</a>. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Esau עֵשָׂו֙ (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> Esau -- oldest son of Isaac was וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty years old, בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son he took וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take as his wives אִשָּׁה֙ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female Judith יְהוּדִ֔ית (yə·hū·ḏîṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3067.htm">Strong's 3067: </a> Jehudith -- Esau's wife daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Beeri בְּאֵרִ֖י (bə·’ê·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_882.htm">Strong's 882: </a> Beeri -- 'my well', the name of a Hittite, also of Hosea's father the Hittite הַֽחִתִּ֑י (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite and Basemath בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת (bā·śə·maṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1315.htm">Strong's 1315: </a> Basemath -- 'perfume', a wife of Esau, also a daughter of Solomon daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Elon אֵילֹ֖ן (’ê·lōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_356.htm">Strong's 356: </a> Elon -- 'terebinth', an Israelite name, also a Hittite, also a city in Dan the Hittite. הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old he (Gen. 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