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Hemath

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7467

רְעוּאֵל

re.u.el — Reuel

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4; son of: Esau (H6215) and Mahalath (H4258); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); father of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God" 1) a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael 2) the father-in-law of Moses 2a) also 'Jethro' 3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai 4) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5711

עָדָה

a.dah — Adah

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106) § Adah = "ornament" 1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal 2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz 2a) also called 'Bashemath'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1315

בָּֽשְׂמַת

bos.mat — Basemath

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.15; daughter of: Solomon (H8010); sister of: Taphath (H2955) and Rehoboam (H7346); married to Ahimaaz (H0290I) § Bashemath or Basmath = "spice" 1) Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth 2) daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's commissariat officers

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4258

מַחֲלַת

ma.cha.lat — Mahalath

A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9; daughter of: Ishmael (H3458); sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Kedemah (H6929); married to Esau (H6215); mother of: Reuel (H7467); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3,4,10,13,17; Also named: bos.mat (בָּֽשְׂמַת "Basemath" H1315I) § Mahalath = "stringed instrument" 1) daughter of Jerimoth son of king David and wife, evidently the 1st, of king Rehoboam the grandson of king David 2) daughter of Ishmael and wife of Esau

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GREEK · G21451

Θιμαθ

— Themath

Θιμαθ Themath - a name found only in LXX at 1Sa.30.28 with no equivalent in the Hebrew text

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Historical dictionary entry

A Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.

Scripture references

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

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