Adah (daughter of Elon)

Description

Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Elon. Genesis 26:34 names her Basemath; Genesis 36:2 names her Adah. Mother of Eliphaz. Distinct from the Cainite Adah, wife of Lamech.

Relationships

Family tree

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Isaac

♂

Patriarchal180 yrs

Rebekah

♀

Patriarchal

Esau

♂

Patriarchal

Adah (daughter of Elon)

♀

Patriarchal

Aholibamah

♀

Patriarchal

Basemath (daughter of Ishmael)

♀

Patriarchal

Eliphaz (son of Esau)

♂

Patriarchal

Reuel (son of Esau)

♂

Patriarchal

Jeush

♂

Patriarchal

Jaalam

♂

Patriarchal

Korah (son of Esau)

♂

Patriarchal

Teman

♂

Patriarchal

Omar

♂

Patriarchal

Zepho

♂

Patriarchal

Gatam

♂

Patriarchal

Kenaz (son of Eliphaz)

♂

Patriarchal

Timna (concubine of Eliphaz)

♀

Patriarchal

Amalek

♂

Patriarchal

Elon the Hittite

♂

Patriarchal

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Notes

Genesis 26:34 and Genesis 36:2 give different names for Esau's Hittite wife (daughter of Elon). Whether due to renaming, scribal variation, or harmonization is debated; this entry follows Gen 36 as the canonical genealogical chapter and notes Gen 26:34 as an alternate.