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Bashemath

Years: 1796 BC – 1712 BC

The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives ([Gen. 36:3](/gen#Gen.36.3), [4](/gen#Gen.36.4), [13](/gen#Gen.36.13)), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. She is also called Mahalath ([Gen. 28:9](/gen#Gen.28.9)). It is noticeable that Esau’s three wives receive different names in the genealogical table of the Edomites ([Gen. 36](/gen#Gen.36)) from those given to them in the history ([Gen. 26:34](/gen#Gen.26.34); [28:9](/gen#Gen.28.9)).