3And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
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Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen. 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen. 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage . The very mention of that name is enough to intimate the reason why his family is turned off with such a short account. Note, If men do a wrong thing they must th…
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