Gen 36:2 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. His wives ] It appears that Esau's wives went by very different names. Aholibamah is named Judith , ; Adah is called Bashemath in the same place; and she who is here called Bashemath is called Mahalath , . These are variations which cannot be easily accounted for; and they are not of sufficient importance to engross much time. It is well known that the same persons in Scripture are often called by different names. See the Table of variations, chap. xxv., where there are some slight examples. . Anah the daughter of Zibeon ] But this same Anah is said to be the son of Zibeon, , though in this and he is said to be the daughter of Zibeon. But the Samaritan , the Septuagint , (and the Syriac , in ,) read son instead of daughter , which Houbigant and Kennicott contend to be the true reading. Others say that daughter should be referred to Aholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah, and granddaughter of Zibeon. I should rather prefer the reading of the Samaritan, Septuagint, and Syriac, and read, both here and in , "Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the SON of Zibeon," and then the whole will agree with .

‏ Genesis 36:2

Verse 2. His wives] It appears that Esau's wives went by very different names. Aholibamah is named Judith, Ge 26:34; Adah is called Bashemath in the same place; and she who is here called Bashemath is called Mahalath, Ge 28:9. These are variations which cannot be easily accounted for; and they are not of sufficient importance to engross much time. It is well known that the same persons in Scripture are often called by different names. See the Table of variations, chap. xxv., where there are some slight examples. See Clarke on Ge 25:18.

Anah the daughter of Zibeon] But this same Anah is said to be the son of Zibeon, Ge 36:24, though in this and Ge 36:14 he is said to be the daughter of Zibeon. But the Samaritan, the Septuagint, (and the Syriac, in Ge 36:2,) read son instead of daughter, which Houbigant and Kennicott contend to be the true reading. Others say that daughter should be referred to Aholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah, and granddaughter of Zibeon. I should rather prefer the reading of the Samaritan, Septuagint, and Syriac, and read, both here and in Ge 36:14, "Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the SON of Zibeon," and then the whole will agree with Ge 36:24.