Easton's Bible Dictionary Ornament. (1.) The first of Lamech's two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23). (2.) The first of Esau's three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 36:2, 4), called also Bashemath (26:34). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ADAH a'-da (`adhah, "adornment"): (1) One of the two wives of Lamech the descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23). The narrative in Genesis assigns to her two sons, Jabal the "father" of tent-dwelling people, and Jubal the "father" of all such as handle the harp and pipe." Josephus says that Lamech had 77 sons by Ada and Zillah (Ant., I, ii, 2). (2) According to Genesis 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16, the Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Elon, and mother of Eliphaz. In this chapter Esau's other wives are Oholibamah, a Hivite, and Basemath the daughter of Ishmael. The names are differently given elsewhere (Genesis 26:34; Genesis 28:9). Basemath is said to be the daughter of Elon. The daughter of Ishmael is called Mahalath. In place of Oholibamah the Hivite we find Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite. Data are lacking for the solution of the problem. Willis J. Beecher

Multi-Version Concordance Adah (8 Occurrences) Genesis 4:19 Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 4:23 Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 36:2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 36:10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 36:12 Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 36:16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)