Basemath

Esau's wife and daughter of Ishmael

Aussi appelé : Basemat, Basmath

Les patriarchesMatriarchc. 1900 BC

Basemath is known as one of Esau's wives. In Genesis 36, she is identified as the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebajoth, and she became the mother of Reuel. The name Basemath appears several times in Genesis, which has sparked discussion about identification, since another Basemath is mentioned as the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Famille

PèreIshmael ConjointEsau Frère/sœurNebaioth EnfantReuel

Événements clés

Esau's marriage to Basemath

Esau took Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebajoth, as his wife, in addition to his other wives. This marriage was likely an attempt to please his parents after they disliked his Hittite wives.

Gn 36:3 Voir dans le contexte →

3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth.

וְאֶת־בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל אֲח֥וֹת נְבָיֽוֹת׃ ‬

Gn 36:4 Voir dans le contexte →

4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.

וַתֵּ֧לֶד עָדָ֛ה לְעֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־אֱלִיפָ֑ז וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־רְעוּאֵֽל׃ ‬

Basemath as the daughter of Ishmael

Basemath is identified as the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, which links Esau's family to Ishmael's lineage.

Gn 28:9 Voir dans le contexte →

9so he went to Ishmael and, in addition to the wives he had, married Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל וַיִּקַּ֡ח אֶֽת־מָחֲלַ֣ת ׀ בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֲח֧וֹת נְבָי֛וֹת עַל־נָשָׁ֖יו ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס ‬

Basemath Bears Reuel

Basemath became the mother of Reuel, who became the ancestor of several Edomite clans and chiefs.

Gn 36:4 Voir dans le contexte →

4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.

וַתֵּ֧לֶד עָדָ֛ה לְעֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־אֱלִיפָ֑ז וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־רְעוּאֵֽל׃ ‬

Gn 36:10 Voir dans le contexte →

10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau's wife Adah; Reuel, son of Esau's wife Basemath.

אֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֵֽי־עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֗ז בֶּן־עָדָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת עֵשָׂ֔ו רְעוּאֵ֕ל בֶּן־בָּשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ ‬

Reuel's Sons and Edomite Chiefs

Through her son Reuel, Basemath became the matriarch of several Edomite chiefs, including Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Gn 36:13 Voir dans le contexte →

13These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה וּמִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּ֣ה הָי֔וּ בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ ‬

Gn 36:17 Voir dans le contexte →

17These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; they were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.

וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו אַלּ֥וּף נַ֙חַת֙ אַלּ֣וּף זֶ֔רַח אַלּ֥וּף שַׁמָּ֖ה אַלּ֣וּף מִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ ‬

Esau's Attempt to Please Isaac and Rebekah

Esau realized that his Canaanite wives displeased his father Isaac, so he went to Ishmael to take Basemath (here called Mahalath) as a wife.

Gn 28:6 Voir dans le contexte →

6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he charged him, "Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,"

וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֗ו כִּֽי־בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם לָקַֽחַת־ל֥וֹ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ אֹת֔וֹ וַיְצַ֤ו עָלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃ ‬

Gn 28:7 Voir dans le contexte →

7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּֽ‪[m]‬נָֽה אֲרָֽם׃ ‬

Gn 28:8 Voir dans le contexte →

8Esau then realized how displeasing the daughters of Canaan were to his father Isaac,

וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י רָע֖וֹת בְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן בְּעֵינֵ֖י יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִֽיו׃ ‬