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Aholibamah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7141

קֹ֫רַח

qo.rach — Korah

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jeush (H3266) and Jalam (H3281); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom 3) son of Eliphaz by Adah, duke of Edom, and nephew of 1 4) one of the 'sons' of Hebron

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6034

עֲנָה

a.nah — Anah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; daughter of: Zibeon (H6649); married to Beeri (H0882); mother of: Oholibamah (H0173) § Anah = "answer" 1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau 2) a Horite chief 3) daughter of Zibeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H173

אׇהֳלִיבָמָה

o.ho.li.va.mah — Oholibamah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; her mother was Anah (H6034); married to Esau (H6215); mother of: Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141) § Aholibamah = "tent of the high place" 1) wife of Esau 2) an Edomite chieftain

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6649

צִבְעוֹן

tsiv.on — Zibeon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; father of: Anah (H6034) § Zibeon = "coloured" 1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau 2) son of Seir the Horite 2a) maybe same as 1

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3274

יְעִישׁ

ye.ish — Jeush

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) Another spelling of ye.ush (יְעוּשׁ "Jeush" H3266) § Jeush = "assembler" 1) son of Esau by Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon the Hivite 2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan

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Historical dictionary entry

Tent of the height, the name given to Judith, the daughter of Beeri = Anah (Gen. 26:34; 36:2), when she became the wife of Esau. A district among the mountains of Edom, probably near Mount Hor, was called after her name, or it may be that she received her name from the district. From her descended three tribes of Edomites, founded by her three sons.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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