People of the Bible · Tribe of Judah

Mahalath, daughter of Jerimoth

Mahalath is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Chronicles 11:18.

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Who was Mahalath?

A lute; lyre. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Gen. 28:9); called also Bashemath (Gen. 36:3).

(2.) The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of David’s sons. She was one of Rehoboam’s wives (2 Chr. 11:18).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Mahalath

  • 2 Chronicles 11:18

    And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;