Old Testament
Oholibamah
A wife of Esau and a daughter of Anah, listed among the ancestral chiefs of the Edomites.
Oholibamah was a daughter of Anah and one of the wives of Esau, also known as Edom. Her lineage is recorded in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, where she is identified as the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. She is significant as a matriarchal figure within the Edomite tribal structure.
In the text
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:2
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:52
Where Oholibamah appears
7 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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