Why are the names of Esau's wife different in this verse than Genesis 26:34-35 & 28:9?
Genesis 36:2
ESV - 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
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Vincent Mercado
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Read Genesis 28:9 again. It explains that Esau took 2 more wives, in addition to the wives he already had.
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