Mahalath

Rehoboam's wife, granddaughter of David

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

  • 1100 BC
    900 BC
  • Mahalath
    c. 1000 BC

Original word

  • מַחֲלַת mahalath
    H4258
Relationships
Father: Jerimoth Mother: Abihail Son: Jeush Son: Shemariah Son: Zaham Husband: Rehoboam Born in: Jerusalem Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
“Mahalath.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Mahalath appears in Scripture

Genesis 28

וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו אֶל-יִשְׁמָעֵאל וַיִּקַּח אֶֽת-מָחֲלַת׀ בַּת-יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-אַבְרָהָם אֲחוֹת נְבָיוֹת עַל-נָשָׁיו לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
9
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.

2 Chronicles 11

וַיִּֽקַּֽח-לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת-מָחֲלַת ‫(בן)‬ בַּת-יְרִימוֹת בֶּן-דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת-אֱלִיאָב בֶּן-יִשָֽׁי׃
18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;