esau

     

Esau (pronounce /ˈisɔ/) (Hebrew עֵשָׂו, Standard Hebrew Esav, Tiberian Hebrew ʿĒśāw) is the brother of Jacob (whom God renamed Israel) -- the patriarch and founder of the Israelites -- in the biblical Book of Genesis. Esau was the oldest son of Isaac and Rebekah and the grandson of Abraham. Jacob and Esau were fraternal twins, with Esau born minutes before Jacob (Israel) and thus entitled to lead the family and obtain a preferred inheritance after Isaac's death.

Trivia about esau

  • Isaac sent this hairy son, not Jacob, to go hunting for venison
  • The Biblical Rebecca bore twin sons: Jacob & this pottage-crazy hunter
  • The potage this Biblical character sold his birthright for was made from lentils
  • In a move that came back to haunt him, this twin brother of Jacob sold his birthright for some lentil soup
  • Ishmael's favorite son wasn't Jacob, but this hunter who brought him venison
  • In the Bible he traded away his birthright for a bowl of soup
  • Isaac & his wife Rebekah had twin sons: Jacob & this one who sold his birthright to Jacob
  • He's the elder of Isaac & Rebekah's twin sons
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) In a 17th-century painting, Isaac, now blind in his old age, is blessing Jacob, who, you'll notice, is wearing gloves to hide the fact that he isn't this hairier brother

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