Genesis 28:9 meaning and explanation
Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
Genesis 28:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Esau has just learned that his father Isaac sent Jacob away to find a wife among their relatives and forbade Canaanite women. Wanting to please his parents, Esau goes to Ishmael, Abraham's son by Hagar, and marries Mahalath, Ishmael's daughter and Nebaioth's sister, adding her to the wives he already had.
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