Basemath

In the Old Testament, Basemath (also KJV Bashemath, Basmath: בשמת "Sweet-smelling", Standard Hebrew Básəmat, Tiberian Hebrew Bāśəmaṯ) is the name of three women.

• In Genesis 26:34 Basemath is the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and one of the three wives of Esau. In Genesis 36:2 she is called Adah, and is the only one of Esau's wives of whom his father Isaac approved, as the other two were both Canaanites.
• In Genesis 36:3-4,10,13,17 Basemath is the daughter of Ishmael and another of the three wives of Esau. In Genesis 28:9 she is called Mahalath.
• In the first book of Kings 4:15 Basemath is a daughter of Solomon and wife of Ahimaaz.