Gen 28:9 | MHM | STEP | v. 9 : To try to fix things, Esau married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. However, this did not solve the problem. He just added another wife to the two he already had, and he made this choice just to please his father, not God. Esau’s actions were too late and did not show real repentance (Genesis 28:9; Numbers 14:40 ; Matthew 25:11; Judges 17:13 ).

‏ Genesis 28:9

v. 9: To try to fix things, Esau married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. However, this did not solve the problem. He just added another wife to the two he already had, and he made this choice just to please his father, not God. Esau’s actions were too late and did not show real repentance (Genesis 28:9; Numbers 14:40 ^a; Matthew 25:11; Judges 17:13 ^b).