Genesis 36:3
in Genesis 36and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Basemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
KJV
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
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This verse in Genesis 36
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan
on Genesis 36:2-3
Two come from the daughters of Canaan, the peoples Abraham sent a servant far off to avoid at Genesis 24:3. The names differ from those at Genesis 26:34 and 28:9. Clarke reports the difficulty and observes that one person in Scripture often carries more than one name.
This site's exposition
Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth
Esau married Ishmael's daughter at Genesis 28:8 to 9, after seeing that Canaanite wives displeased his father. Nebaioth is Ishmael's firstborn at Genesis 25:13. Isaiah 60:7 sees the rams of Nebaioth accepted on God's altar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth,.... The eldest son of Ishmael, see Gen 28:9; called there Mahalath.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּשְׂמַ֥ת | basemat | Basemath | H1315 → | 7 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| אֲח֥וֹת | ʾachot | [the] sister of | H269 → | 114 times |
| נְבָיֽוֹת׃ | nevayot | Nebaioth | H5032 → | 5 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בָּשְׂמַ֥תBasemath
basematH1315 →7 times
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלIshmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
אֲח֥וֹת[the] sister of
ʾachotH269 →114 times
נְבָיֽוֹת׃Nebaioth
nevayotH5032 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 1:29–31
These are their genealogies:
- Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
- Isaiah 42:11
Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
- Song of Solomon 1:5
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- Psalms 120:5
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- 1 Chronicles 1:29–31
Through
Genesis 28:9Esau 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.
it leads to
- Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
- Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 25:13–17
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- Genesis 26:34
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.