Genesis 26:34

Translations

Modern

When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And Esau was a son of forty years, and he took a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Latin

Esau vero quadragenarius duxit uxores, Judith filiam Beeri Hethæi, et Basemath filiam Elon ejusdem loci:

Original

Hebrew

English

When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Notes

Genesis 26:34–35

Esau's marriages show how he was not suitable to lead God's covenant people into receiving God's blessings. Isaac's later attempt to bless Esau was foolish (27:1–40). Later, Esau married a third wife, trying to make things right without success (28:6–9).

Genesis 26:1–35

This section pauses Jacob’s story to focus on Isaac. Isaac’s success and wealth in chapter 26 show that God’s blessing had passed to him (compare 25:11), even though he sometimes failed to trust God.

Theme notes and profiles

Esau Hittites Isaac Dealing with Conflict Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Genesis 36:2
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,
Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Exodus 34:16
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.
Genesis 28:9
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.
Genesis 24:3
…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,
Genesis 36:5
…and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
1 Corinthians 7:2
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Hebrews 12:16
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

People

Adah: Hittite wife of Esau; mother of Eliphaz Beeri: A Hittite, father of Esau's wife Judith Elon: A Hittite, father-in-law of Esau Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites Judith: A Hittite woman who married Esau

Glossary

Basemath Bashemath Beeri Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Elon (Person) Esau Family Life and Relations Genealogy Genesis, Book of Hittites Judith (Person) Nathanael Oholibamah Patriarchs, Period of the Philistia, Philistines Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Aholibamah: Wife of Esau: She is Probably Identical with Judith, of Anah: Father-In-Law or Mother-In-Law of Esau: Called Also Beeri Bashemath: Wife of Esau Beeri: A Hittite Elon: Father-In-Law of Esau Esau: Marries a Hittite Woman Esau: Polygamy of Hittites: Esau Intermarries With Hivites: Esau Intermarries With Judith: A Wife of Esau Miscegenation: Esau Polygamy: Esau Rebekah (Rebecca): Displeased with Esau's Wives Wicked Children: Esau Wives: Not to be Selected from Among the Ungodly

Genesis 26:34

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