When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite1, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite; and they made life bitter2 for Isaac and Rebekah.
[1] Not of the chosen people.
[2] Just as Hagar had made life bitter for Sarah.
Take-home: Just as in the stories of Lamech's wives and Abraham's wives, having multiple wives once again brings conflict into the family. Though the focus here is on their status as foreigners and not on the fact that there are two of them, it is interesting to me that mentions of multiple wives always include negative associations.
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