Keraia
Glossary

Mahalath (Person)

  1. A daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. She was the third wife of Esau, and mother of Reuel (Genesis 28:9). She is also called Basemath (Genesis 36:3–17). The King James Version spells her name “Bashemath.”

  2. A daughter of Jerimoth and the first wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:18).

People and places

Mahalath: Esau's wife, daughter of Ishmael Mahalath: Rehoboam's wife, granddaughter of David