Esau
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ESAU
Son of Isaac; elder twin of Jacob (Gn 25:24-26); rejected by God (Mal 1:2-3; Rm 9:13); sold birthright (Gn 25:30-34; Heb 12:16); tricked out of blessing (Gn 27:1-30; Heb 11:20); reconciled with Jacob (33:4-16). Progenitor of Edomites in Seir (Dt 2:4-29).