He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
- KJV And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
- BSB and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
- NKJV and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
- NASB also Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.
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Esau also married Basemath, Ishmael's daughter and sister of Nebaioth.
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By marrying a daughter of Ishmael, Esau allied himself with another line descended from Abraham yet outside the covenant promise. This union joins two non-elect branches of Abraham's family. The note continues the record of Esau's household and his ties beyond the chosen line of Isaac and Jacob.
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Cross-references · 2
- Gen 28:9Esau 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.
- Gen 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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