Basemath

Wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's district governors.

A written article for Basemath is still to come. Below and alongside: where Basemath appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

Original word

בׇּשְׂמַת bashemath, basmath

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Relationships

Father: Solomon Mother: Wife of Solomon Husband: Ahimaaz Brother: Rehoboam Sister: Taphath

Where Basemath appears in Scripture

Genesis 26

וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו בֶּן-אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה אֶת-יְהוּדִית בַּת-בְּאֵרִי הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת-בָּשְׂמַת בַּת-אֵילֹן הַֽחִתִּֽי׃

And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Genesis 36

וְאֶת-בָּֽשְׂמַת בַּת-יִשְׁמָעֵאל אֲחוֹת נְבָיֽוֹת׃

And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-אֱלִיפָז וּבָשְׂמַת יָֽלְדָה אֶת-רְעוּאֵֽל׃

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵֽי-עֵשָׂו אֱלִיפַז בֶּן-עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו רְעוּאֵל בֶּן-בָּֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃

These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל נַחַת וָזֶרַח שַׁמָּה וּמִזָּה אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי בָֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃

And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל בֶּן-עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף נַחַת אַלּוּף זֶרַח אַלּוּף שַׁמָּה אַלּוּף מִזָּה אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי רְעוּאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בָֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

1 Kings 4

אֲחִימַעַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִי גַּם-הוּא לָקַח אֶת-בָּֽשְׂמַת בַּת-שְׁלֹמֹה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: