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Esau [a] is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible.He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis [3] and by the prophets Obadiah [4] and Malachi. [5] The story of Esau and Jacob reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming to explain why Israel, despite being a younger kingdom, dominated Edom. [6]
The Hebrew word Edom means "red", and the Hebrew Bible relates it to the name of its founder Esau, the elder son of the Hebrew patriarch Isaac, because he was born "red all over". [18] As a young adult, he sold his birthright to his brother Jacob for a portion of "red pottage". [19] The Tanakh describes the Edomites as descendants of Esau. [20]
Esau עֵשָׂו (Edom אֱדֹֽום) Married three wives [1]. Reuel [2] רְעוּאֵֽל By Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת (daughter of Elon the Hittite, wife of Ishmael?) [3] Also called Mahalath (the sister of Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael) Married just after Jacob's flight to Haran
Amalek (/ ˈ æ m ə l ɛ k /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: עֲמָלֵק , romanized: ʿĂmālēq) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy nation of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau, or anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan, [2] [3] [4] or North African descendants of ...
Later, according to Genesis 36, the Horites co-existed and inter-married with the family of Esau, grandson of Abraham through Isaac (Genesis 25:21–25). They were eventually brought under the rule of the descendants of Esau, also then known as Edom. Mt Hor, seen from cliffs near Petra, from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and ...
Peter Paul Rubens, The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, 1624. Genesis 32-33 [15] tells of Jacob and Esau's eventual meeting according to God's commandment in Genesis 31:3 and 32:10 [16] after Jacob had spent more than 20 years staying with Laban in Padan-Aram. The two men prepare for their meeting like warriors about to enter into battle.
In the Bible, the twelve tribes of Israel are sons of a man called Jacob or Israel, as Edom or Esau is the brother of Jacob, and Ishmael and Isaac are the sons of Abraham. Elam and Ashur , names of two ancient nations, are sons of a man called Shem .
The Priestly source illustrates history in Genesis by compiling the genealogy beginning with the "generations of the heavens and the earth" and continuing through Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac to the descendants of Jacob and Esau. Jacob's descendants are listed in Genesis 46:8-27, beginning with the phrase "these are the names." [72]