Genesis 36:3 (BSB)

and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

From Genesis 36. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Genesis 36:3

  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Genesis 36:1-8: Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage. The very mention of that name is enough to intimate the reason why his family is turned off with such a short account.
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Genesis 36:3: And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth,.... The eldest son of Ishmael, see Gen 28:9; called there Mahalath. ; called there Mahalath. Genesis 36:4 gen 36:4 gen 36:4 gen 36:4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz,.... This son of Esau, according to Jerom (n), is the same with him mentioned in the book of Job, as one of his friends that came to visit him, Job...
  • Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Genesis 36:1-8: Gen 36:1-8 Esau’s Wives and Children. His Settlement in the Mountains of Seir. - In the heading (Gen 36:1) the surname Edom is added to the name Esau, which he received at his birth, because the former became the national designation of his descendants. - Gen 36:2, Gen 36:3.