BASEMATH

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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.