Oholibamah

Who was Oholibamah in the Bible?

Hebrew name: אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה (ohelibamah)

Name meaning: “Tent on the mountain”

Wife of Esau (Genesis 36:2)

Oholibamah was married to Esau, the brother of Jacob, and she was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. Esau was the ancestral head of the nation of Edom, a historical enemy of Israel.

 

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