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VERSE: Gn27-01a


Rashi examines all the places that Esauvs wives are mentioned

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Gn36-02:03  Esauv's wives were
            1) ADH the chitite (A Canaanite)
            2) AHALIVAMAH the chivite (A Canaanite)
            3) BSMTH the Arab

Gn28-09     3) MCLTH the Arab (who was not a CANAANITE)
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So we conclude that MCLTH and BSMTH were 2 names for the
same woman.




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To find out why the same woman was called
MCLTH and BSMTH we review the meanings of their roots which
mean
             BSM = PERFUMED
             MCLTH=FORGIVEN

Anyone (not just Rashi) can easily figure out that
             BSMTH liked to PERFUME herself alot
             MCLTH, signifies that ESAUV wanted his father's
                    forgiveness for marrying the Canaanite
                    wives*1 *2




NOTES
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*1 Indeed it says
   Gn26-34 ..And Esauv took Canaanite wives
            And they caused great bitterness to Isaac and Rivkah*2

   Gn28-06 ..And Esauv saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob
           not to take wives from the Canaanites and that
           Canaanite wives were BAD in the eyes of his father

   Gn28-09 And Esauv went and took an Arab wife MCHLATH

   So it seems that Esauv married MCHLATH to obtain his
   fathers FORGIVENESS (MCHL)



*2 We bring in the Rashi on Gn27-01. Note the following verses

   Gn26-34 Esauv took Canaanite wives , BSMTH (Perfume)
   Gn26-45 And this caused bitterness to Isaac and Rivkah
   Gn27-01 And when Isaac got older his vision dimmed

   Gn27-46 And Rivkah said I can't stand these Canaanite
           wives..If Jacob takes a Canaanite wife why
           should I want to live

   So Chazal put the "can't stand them" with the name "Perfume"
   and suggested that Rivkah couldn't stand the constant perfume
   smell in the house (either worn to entice people or else
   it was idolatrous perfume)

   The MAIN POINT IS THAT THE VARIOUS MIDRASHIM COME STRAIGHT
   FROM THE TONE OF THE VERSES.
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