Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Bashemath

Name meaningperfumed; confusion of death; in desolation

1.

Sweet-smelling.

2.

The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives (Gen. 36:3, 4, 13), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. She is also called Mahalath (Gen. 28:9). It is noticeable that Esau’s three wives receive different names in the genealogical table of the Edomites (Gen. 36) from those given to them in the history (Gen. 26:34; 28:9).

3.

A daughter of Solomon, and wife of Ahimaaz, one of his officers (1 Kings 4:15).

Bashemath in Nave’s Topical Bible6 references, arranged by theme

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