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{{Short description|Human biblical figure (Genesis 36)}} |
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'''Aholibamah''' ([[Hebrew |
'''Aholibamah''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: {{Script/Hebrew|אָהֳלִיבָמָה}} ''ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā''; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place"<ref name = "Phillips, 284">Phillips, J. ''Exploring Genesis: an expository commentary'', ({{ISBN|0-8254-3488-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8254-3488-4}}), 2001, p. 284</ref>), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical record.<ref>[[Book of Genesis]] 36:2,5,14,18,25,41; & [[1 Chronicles]] 1:52</ref> |
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Aholibamah was the daughter of [[List_of_minor_Old_Testament_figures,_A–K#Anah|Anah]] and granddaughter of [[Zibeon]] the [[Hivite]],<ref>{{bible verse||Genesis|36:2|HE}}</ref> son of Seir the [[Horite]].<ref>{{bible verse||Genesis|36:20|HE}}</ref> She was one of two Canaanite women who married [[Esau]], the son of [[Isaac]], when he was in his forties. Isaac and his wife [[Rebecca]], however, were greatly opposed to this union.<ref>{{bible verse||Genesis|26:35|HE}}</ref> So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name "Judith", as to pacify his parents.<ref>Phillips, ''Exploring Genesis'', p. 284, 285</ref> See [[Wives of Esau]]. |
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Biblical scholars have thus conciliated the two different name accounts given in Genesis for the three wives of Esau:<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reuven-Klein/publication/305724978_The_Wives_of_Esau/links/579d046e08ae80bf6ea485de/The-Wives-of-Esau.pdf|title=the Wives of Esau |author=Klein, Reuven Chaim|year=2014|journal=Jewish Bible Quarterly |
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Aholibamah bore three children to Esau who would become Dukes of three [[Edomite]] tribes. Her Hittite name was also used to name a mountainous district in [[Edom]], probably near [[Mount Hor]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} |
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* [[Basemath]] (Genesis 26:34–35) = [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K|Adah]] (Genesis 36:2,3), the daughter of Elon the Hittite; |
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* Judith (Genesis 26:34–35) = Aholibamah (Genesis 36:2,3), also a Canaanite; |
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# [[Jeush]] |
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* [[Mahalath]] (Genesis 28:9) = Bashemath{{what|date=December 2021}} (Genesis 36:2,3), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael. |
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# [[Jalam]] |
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# [[Korah]] |
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The name Aholibamah appears again later among the listed clans of [[Edom]], suggesting that a descendant of Esau had the same (female) name and became a chief.<ref>{{bible verse||Genesis|36:41|HE}}</ref> |
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Anah in Genesis 36:2,14,18,25 mentioned above is the same as the Anah, the son of Zibeon in verse 24. In verse 2 and 14 it says, "Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;." Some are confused with this wording and believe that it is saying that Anah is a daughter of Zibeon. In verse 24 it clearly says that Zibeon's two sons were Ajah and Anah. Since the original text does not have a literal word for "grand daughter" the word "bath" was used in both cases. But this sentence is stating that Aholibamah is the daughter of Anah and the "granddaughter" of Zibeon, not that Anah is the daughter of Zibeon. |
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==Popular culture== |
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In the fantasy novel ''[[Many Waters]]'' by [[Madeleine L'Engle]], Oholibamah was the daughter of a [[nephil]] (fallen angel). She married into the family of Noah. |
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In ''[[The Red Tent]]'', Oholibamah is mentioned as having died in childbirth, leaving only Adah and Basemath, both bitter rivals for Esau's affections. |
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 8 July 2024
Aholibamah (Hebrew: אָהֳלִיבָמָה ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place"[1]), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical record.[2]
Aholibamah was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,[3] son of Seir the Horite.[4] She was one of two Canaanite women who married Esau, the son of Isaac, when he was in his forties. Isaac and his wife Rebecca, however, were greatly opposed to this union.[5] So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the Hebrew name "Judith", as to pacify his parents.[6] See Wives of Esau.
Biblical scholars have thus conciliated the two different name accounts given in Genesis for the three wives of Esau:[7]
- Basemath (Genesis 26:34–35) = Adah (Genesis 36:2,3), the daughter of Elon the Hittite;
- Judith (Genesis 26:34–35) = Aholibamah (Genesis 36:2,3), also a Canaanite;
- Mahalath (Genesis 28:9) = Bashemath[clarification needed] (Genesis 36:2,3), Esau's cousin and third wife, daughter of Ishmael.
The name Aholibamah appears again later among the listed clans of Edom, suggesting that a descendant of Esau had the same (female) name and became a chief.[8]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
- ^ Phillips, J. Exploring Genesis: an expository commentary, (ISBN 0-8254-3488-2, ISBN 978-0-8254-3488-4), 2001, p. 284
- ^ Book of Genesis 36:2,5,14,18,25,41; & 1 Chronicles 1:52
- ^ Genesis 36:2
- ^ Genesis 36:20
- ^ Genesis 26:35
- ^ Phillips, Exploring Genesis, p. 284, 285
- ^ Klein, Reuven Chaim (2014). "the Wives of Esau" (PDF). Jewish Bible Quarterly. 42 (4): 211–220.
- ^ Genesis 36:41
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