Hittite Intolerance – Genesis – The Brick Bible

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When Esau was forty years old he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemeth daughter of Elon the Hittite.

1 of 6 Genesis 26:34

But they embittered Isaac and Rebekah. And Rebekah said, "I am utterly disgusted by Hittite women. If Jacob were to marry a Hittite woman, why even go on living?"

2 of 6 Genesis 26:35, 27:46

So Isaac summoned Jacob and commanded him, saying, "You must not marry one of the Canaanite women! Leave immediately for Paddan-Aram and acquire as a wife one of your uncle Laban’s daughters."

3 of 6 Genesis 28:1–2

Esau saw as Isaac sent Jacob away, blessing him, saying , "May you one day possess the land you now live in as a foreigner. You must not marry one of the Canaanite women!"

4 of 6 Genesis 28:6, 4

Then Esau realized that his father Isaac considered Canaanite women evil.

5 of 6 Genesis 28:8

So in addition to his other wives, Esau went and acquired Mahalath as a wife, the daughter of his uncle Ishmael.

6 of 6 Genesis 28:9

Jacob’s Ladder