1796 BC · AM 2209 · Patriarchs

Esau marries Hittite women

When Esau was forty, he married Judith and Basemath, Hittite women who brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 26:34-35), about 1796 BC by the genealogical arithmetic.

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📖 Genesis 26:34–35

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.

Sources: AiG: Timeline of the Bible (chart PDF, 2005)
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