Bashemath: Sweet-smelling.1. The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau's three wives
(Genesis 36:3,4,13) from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites
sprung. She is also called Mahalath
(Genesis 28:9) It is noticeable
that Esau's three wives receive different names in the
genealogical table of the Edomites
(Genesis 36:1)ff from those given
to them in the history
(Genesis 26:34; 28:9)
2. A daughter of Solomon, and wife of Ahimaaz, one of his officers
(1 Kings 4:15)
