A Hittite woman who married Esau
Judith
Named in 1 verse of Genesis, first in Genesis 26:34.
יְהוּדִיתJudith
The name means “same as Judah.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Judith Written by AI
Judith is mentioned in Genesis 26:34 as one of the wives of Esau, the son of Isaac and Rebekah. She was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and is described as a Hittite woman. The context of the passage is the account of Esau's marriages, which caused grief to his parents (Genesis 26:34 to 35). Esau, at the age of forty, married Judith and another Hittite woman named Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 26:34). These marriages were a source of bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah because the Hittites were not part of the covenant people of God (Genesis 26:35). The Hittites were one of the Canaanite tribes that inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites, and God had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with them (Deuteronomy 7:1 to 4). Esau's choice to marry Hittite women demonstrated his disregard for the covenant and his parents' wishes, setting the stage for the conflict between him and his brother Israel (or 'Jacob'), who was chosen by God to inherit the covenant promises (Genesis 25:23).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Jewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 26:34), elsewhere called Aholibamah (36:2-14).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names her
- Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
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