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View Name: Esau


ESAU
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ησαυ (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: EE-saw (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name עֵשָׂו ('Esaw) which possibly meant "hairy". In the Old Testament, Esau is the elder of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca. He sells his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a bowl of stew. Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: 'Esaw (Biblical Hebrew)
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