Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In the Old Testament, Mahalath is the name of two women. In Genesis 28:9, Mahalath is the daughter of Ishmael and a wife of Esau. Some authorities suggest she is the same person as Basemath in Genesis 36:3-4. In 1 Chronicles 11:18, Mahalath is a daughter of Jerimoth. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.