Adah
Adah, also known as Basemath, was one of Esau's Hittite wives and the mother of Eliphaz, who became a chief in the land of Edom.
The name Adah means “an assembly”
FemaleEdomPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book6 verses
Summary
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 26:34; referred to as Adah (עָדָה) or Basemath (בָּֽשְׂמַת); a daughter of Elon; wife of Esau; mother of Eliphaz.
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Alternative names
- בָּֽשְׂמַתBasemath
- עָדָהAdah
Mentions
- Genesis 26:34בָּֽשְׂמַת · BasemathWhen Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
- Genesis 36:2עָדָה · AdahEsau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
- Genesis 36:4עָדָה · AdahAnd Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,
- Genesis 36:10עָדָה · AdahThese are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 36:12עָדָה · AdahAdditionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
- Genesis 36:16עָדָה · AdahKorah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.