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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.
from Esau’s Wives, Genesis 26:34-35
What it says

When Esau is forty years old, he takes Judith daughter of Beeri and Basemath daughter of Elon, both Hittite women, as his wives.

What it is doing

It records the marriages that create the chapter’s final tension.

In context

34When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.