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Mahalath

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Mahalath. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Gen.
  2. 2.The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of David’s sons.

A lute; lyre.

  1. Mahalath (1)

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    The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Gen. 28:9); called also Bashemath (Gen. 36:3).

  2. Mahalath (2)

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    The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of David’s sons. She was one of Rehoboam’s wives (2 Chr. 11:18).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

the title of p, 53, and Mahalath-leannoth, the title of Ps. 88. The meaning of these words is uncertain. The conjecture is that mahalath is a guitar, and that leannoth has reference to the character of the psalm, and might be rendered “to humble or afflict,” in which sense the root occurs in ver. 7.

(stringed instrument) one of the eighteen wives of King Rehoboam, apparently his first. (2 Chronicles 11:18) only. She was her husband’s cousin, being the daughter of King David’s son Jerimoth.

(stringed instrument), the daughter of Ishmael, and one of the wives of Esau. (Genesis 28:9)

In the Bible

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Verses where Mahalath is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 2 Chronicles 11:18

    And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

  • Genesis 28:9

    Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Scripture on Mahalath

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Entries that reference Mahalath

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Mahalath references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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