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Judith is the name of one of the two [[Hittites|Hittite]] wives of [[Esau]] in the [[Book of Genesis]] 26:34. Reportedly, Esau's two wives were a great deal of annoyance to his parents Isaac and Rebekah. It is written that when Esau was age forty, he took Judith, a Hittite and the daughter of Beeri, as his wife along with [[Bashemath]], another Hittite and the daughter of Elon. The two wives were a grief of mind unto Isaac and Rebekah as written in Genesis 26:35. |
Judith is the name of one of the two [[Hittites|Hittite]] wives of [[Esau]] in the [[Book of Genesis]] 26:34. Reportedly, Esau's two wives were a great deal of annoyance to his parents Isaac and Rebekah. It is written that when Esau was age forty, he took Judith, a Hittite and the daughter of Beeri, as his wife along with [[Bashemath]], another Hittite and the daughter of Elon. The two wives were a grief of mind unto Isaac and Rebekah as written in Genesis 26:35. |
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Esau's 3 wives are Basemath (daughter of Elon the Hittite), Judith and Mahalath (daughter of Ishmael) from Genesis 26:34 and 28:9. |
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Their other names are Adah (daughter of Elon the Hittite), Oholibamah and Basemath (daughter of Ishmael) respectively from Genesis 36:2-3. |
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Since Esau found out his parents disliked the Canaanite women, he changed Adah's name to Basemath and Oholibamah's name to Judith. |
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When he got his third wife, also named Basemath, he changed her name to Mahalath. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Basemath]] daughter of Elon the Hittite, also named [[Adah]], first wife of Esau |
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* [[Aholibamah]], also spelled Oholibamah, another name for Judith, second wife of Esau |
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* [[Mahalath]] daughter of Ishmael, also named Basemath, third wife of Esau |
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Revision as of 15:58, 7 February 2016
- See Book of Judith about another later Judith in Jewish history.
Judith (Hebrew: יהודית, Modern: Yehudit, Tiberian: Yəhûḏîṯ, "Praised" or "Jewess"), the feminine form of Judah.
Judith is the name of one of the two Hittite wives of Esau in the Book of Genesis 26:34. Reportedly, Esau's two wives were a great deal of annoyance to his parents Isaac and Rebekah. It is written that when Esau was age forty, he took Judith, a Hittite and the daughter of Beeri, as his wife along with Bashemath, another Hittite and the daughter of Elon. The two wives were a grief of mind unto Isaac and Rebekah as written in Genesis 26:35.