Genesis 26 Footnotes

26:34-35 Though Esau married at age 40, as did Isaac his father (25:20), he nevertheless made rash, foolish choices. His wives were Hethites who worshiped many gods, none of which was the one true God of Abraham and Isaac. Isaac is partly responsible for these religiously mixed marriages, since he had not made it clear to Esau what his standards were (28:1,6-9). There are two possible explanations for why Judith, the first named wife of Esau (26:34) is not mentioned in Esau’s family records (Gn 36). Either she did not live long enough to have children, or the marriage ended quickly in divorce.