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Genesis  36:3

And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

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Interpretation

This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of creation and fall in Genesis.

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This thought runs through Genesis 36:2-6.

Genesis 36:2 Genesis 36:3 Genesis 36:4 Genesis 36:5 Genesis 36:6

Glossary

Bashemath Person
Sweet-smelling. (1. ) The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives ( Gen. 36:3 , 4, 13), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. She is also called Mahalath ( Gen. 28:9 ).