Genesis 36:2

Esau took his wives The list of Esau's wives in this chapter does not agree with that in Genesis 26:34 and Genesis 28:9.

(a) In this passage and in Genesis 36:9 Esau's wives are (1) Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; (2) Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; (3) Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth.

(b) In Genesis 26:34 (P) and Genesis 28:9 (P) Esau's wives are (1) Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite; (2) Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; (3) Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth. Thus there are two widely differing versions of P tradition. For the differences are too considerable to have arisen from corruptions in the text.

Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite "Daughter," as in Genesis 36:14. But the reading "son" is found in LXX, Sam. and Syr. Pesh., and is to be preferred; see Genesis 36:24. "Daughter" is probably a correction, on the assumption that "Anah" was a feminine name.

the Hivite For "Hivite" should be read "Horite," if the Anah of Genesis 36:2 be the same as the Anah in Genesis 36:24. Probably, in Genesis 36:25, "the daughter of Anah" has been introduced as a gloss.