Associations to the word «Esau»

Wiktionary

ESAU, proper noun. The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.

Dictionary definition

ESAU, noun. (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage.

Wise words

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