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Esau עֵשָׂו
Edomite. Esau, also called Edom, was Isaac's firstborn son who sold his birthright to his twin brother Jacob and became the father of the Edomites.
Also called Edom.
Family
| Father | Isaac |
|---|---|
| Mother | Rebekah |
| Spouses | Adah, Judith, Mahalath, Oholibamah |
| Children | Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, Korah |
| Brothers and sisters | Israel |
Where Esau appears
Genesis (64), Deuteronomy (6), 1 Chronicles (4), Jeremiah (2), Obadiah (2), Malachi (2), Hebrews (2), Joshua (1), Romans (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 25:25 first mention — And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
- Genesis 25:27 — And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
- Genesis 27:41 — And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
- Genesis 32:3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Genesis 32:11 — Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
- Genesis 33:4 — And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- Genesis 35:1 — And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
- Genesis 36:15 — These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
- Obadiah 1:18 — And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
- Malachi 1:2 — I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
- Malachi 1:3 — And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
- Hebrews 12:16 — Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.