Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel. The names of Esau's sons by his two primary wives begin the Edomite genealogy. Eliphaz will be the name of Job's friend — the connection to Edom is explicit in Job 2:11. The application: the Edomite genealogy connects to the wisdom literature of Job — the traditions of Edom participate in the broader reflection on suffering and wisdom in the Old Testament.

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