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Eight-time referenced matriarch
- Aholibamah (Hebrew: אָהֳלִיבָמָה ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place"), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical record. Aholibamah was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, son of Seir the Horite.
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Aholibamah (Hebrew: אָהֳלִיבָמָה ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place"), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical record. Aholibamah was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, son of Seir the Horite.
Aholibamah (Oholibamah), wife of Esau, patriarch of the Edomites. This is the original name of Judith, the daughter of Beeri (aka Anah) (Genesis 26:34; 36:2), when she became the wife of Esau. At the time of this marriage, Esau was 40 years old (Gen. 26:34).
A district among the mountains of Edom, probably near Mount Hor, was called after her name, or it may be that she received her name from the district. From her descended three tribes of Edomites, founded by her three sons. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AHOLIBAMAH. a-ho-li-ba'-ma. See OHOLIBAMAH.
This proves nothing more than that only two of the capitals received their names from the princes who captured or founded them, viz., Timnah and Kenaz. Neither of these has been discovered yet. The name Aholibamah is derived from the Horite princess (Genesis 36:25); its site is unknown.
OHOLIBAMAH. o-hol-i-ba'-ma, o-hol-i-ba'-ma ('oholibhamah, "tent of the high place"): (1) One of Esau's wives, and a daughter of Anah the Hivite ( Genesis 36:2, 5 ). It is strange that she is not named along with Esau's other wives in either Genesis 28:9 or 26:30.
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter
The name Oholah may mean “her tent,” though not so pointed, and Oholibah “my tent in her.” Possibly the words mean “tent” (or, tents) and “tent in her;” and the reference may be to the worship practised on the high places in both kingdoms, cf. Ezekiel 16:16.
