Judith Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, was one of Esau's wives, causing grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and wife of Esau (GEN 26:34)
Lineage: Beeri › Aholibamah
Names
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Aholibamah
my tabernacle is exalted
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Judith
same as Judah
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Judith
· Also called same as Judah
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Oholibamah
· Also called · H173 · GEN 36:2 [my] tent is a high place
- he יְהוּדִ֔ית yəhudiyt · H3067 · GEN 26:34
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אָהֳלִיבָמָה
ahaliybamah · H173 · GEN 36:2 [my] tent is a high place
- he יְהוּדִית · H3067
- el Ιουδιν Ioudin · GEN 26:34
- el Ελιβεμα Elibema · GEN 36:2
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Family of origin
- Father: Beeri
- Mother: Anah
- Half-sister: Oholibamah
- Half-brother: Dishon
Grandparents (1)
Judith Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Judith is mentioned in Gen 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 (Gen 26:34-35). Esau, at the age of forty, married Judith and another Hittite woman named Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen 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 (Gen 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 (Deu 7:1-4).
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 (Gen.25.23; 27.1-29).
Judith Dictionary
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).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Judith_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Judith@Gen.26.34) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, aholibamah_1761)