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Esau
Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Esau
Esauē'sô [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob, for lentil stew and who was tricked by Jacob out of his father's blessing. Also known as Edom [Heb.,=ruddy], the disinherited Esau settled on Mt. Seir, which became the home of his descendants, the Edomites, a tribe consistently hostile to the Jews. In tradition, Esau is represented as a rough hunter, deemed unworthy to inherit the mission of Abraham. The New Testament calls Esau immoral and godless. Yet his descendants do become a nation, protected by God.

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According to the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, Esau was the fraternal twin brother of Jacob —the patriarch and founder of the Israelites. Metzger & Coogan. Oxford Companion to the Bible, pp. 191–2. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Esau was born first and when Jacob was born, he held onto Esau's heel. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born, but Rebekah is believed to have been much younger. Abraham was still alive at that time, though he would have been 160 years old by that stage, and would live another fifteen years. As the first born, Esau was entitled to inherit the...more »
Columbia Encyclopedia search results: Esau
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  • Bashemath

    Bashemath, in the Bible, wife of Esau.

  • Jaalam

    Jaalam, in the Bible, son of Esau.

  • Jetheth

    Jetheth, in the Bible, duke of Edom and descendant of Esau.

  • Adah

    Adah, in the Bible. 1 Wife of Esau. 2 Wife of Lamech.

  • Aholibamah

    Aholibamah, in the Bible. 1 One of Esau's wives. 2 Duke of Edom.

  • Jacob

    Jacob, in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, wit...

  • Beeri

    Beeri, in the Bible. 1 Father of Esau's wife, Judith. 2 Father of Hosea, the prophet.

  • Elon

    Elon, in the Bible. 1 Hittite father-in-law of Esau. 2 Ancestor of the Elonites. 3 Judge of Israel. 4 Danite town.

  • Eliphaz

    Eliphaz, in the Bible. 1 Son of Esau and father of Teman. 2 Temanite, a comforter of Job.

  • Jeush

    Jeush, in the Bible. 1 Son of Esau. 2 Head of a Benjamite family. 3 Son of Rehoboam and Abihail.

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