"Who was Bashemath’s father?" (Alleged Contradiction #E4497)
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 26:34
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis 36:2-3
Response
Esau had six wives total (five listed above, see also Genesis 28:9), two of which had the same name, Bashemath. 1
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Sources
Ruckman, P. S. (1980). Problem Texts. Pensacola, Fla.: Pensacola Bible Institute.
Notes
- Ruckman, 1980, p. 23 ↩