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Judith

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3067

יְהוּדִית

ye.hu.dit — Judith

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34; daughter of: Beeri (H0882); married to Esau (H6215) § Judith = "Jewess" or "praised" the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and wife of Esau

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6215

עֵשָׂו

e.sav — Esau

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.25; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Israel (H3478); married to Oholibamah (H0173), Judith (H3067), Adah (H5711H) and Mahalath (H4258); father of: Eliphaz (H0464), Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); also called Edom at Gen.25.30; 36.1,8,19,21; 1x,54; Also named: e.dom (אֱדוֹם "Edom" H0123H) § Esau = "hairy" eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H882

בְּאֵרִי

be.e.ri — Beeri

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34; married to Anah (H6034); father of: Judith (H3067) § Beeri = "my well" 1) Esau's Hittite father-in-law 2) father of Hosea

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Historical dictionary entry

Jewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 26:34), elsewhere called Aholibamah (36:2-14).

Scripture references

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

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