Who
One of Esau’s wives, “Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite” (Genesis 36:2), of the people of Seir. Unlike his other wives she bore him three sons in Canaan, Jeush, Jalam and Korah (Genesis 36:5, 14), who became chiefs of Edom. The same name belongs to a chief of Edom in Genesis 36:41.
Key verses
- Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;
- Genesis 36:5
Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.