A Tanna taught in a Baraita that the exalted position of a groom atones for his sins. The Gemara cited as a proof text. The Gemara noted that reports that "Esau went to Ishmael, and took Machalat the daughter of Ishmael, as a wife," but identifies Esau's wife as "Basemat, Ishmael's daughter." The Gemara explained that the name Machalat is cognate with the Hebrew word for forgiveness, "mechilah", and thus deduced that teaches that Esau's sins were forgiven upon his marriage.