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Esau

Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The story of Jacob and Esau reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming to explain why Israel, despite being a younger kingdom, dominated Edom.

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Born
Canaan (present-day Israel)
Children
Eliphaz · Reuel · Jeush · Jaalam · Korah
Died
Canaan
Parents
Isaac (father) · Rebecca (mother)
Relatives
Jacob (twin brother) · Abraham (grandfather) · Sarah (grandmother) · Laban (uncle) · Ishmael (uncle)
Spouses
Adah · Aholibamah · Basemath

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Esau in the Hebrew Bible

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Reputed grave on the West Bank

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Esau

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples140
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
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Esau

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related to Gallery · 25
Esau → Augustine's La Cité, Bible, Bible Historiale, Birth, Bondone, Dieu, Esau Going, Esau Sells His Birthright, Esau's Return, Figures, François Maitre, Giotto, Hoecke, Holman Bible, Isaac, Jacob, Jan, Jean, Mandeville, Master
related to Death · 19
Esau → According, Babylonian Talmud, Cave, Dan, Egypt, Esau's, He, Hushim, Is, Jacob, Jewish, Machpelah, My, Naphtali, Patriarchs, Sefer HaYashar, Shemot Rabbah, This, When Jacob
related to Minor prophets · 18
Esau → Babylon, Babylonians, BCE, By, Edom, Edomites, Exactly, God, However, Israel, Israelites, Jacob, Jerusalem, Obadiah, Psalm, Solomon's Temple, The, They
related to Interpretation · 17
Esau → Abraham, According, Esau's, Genesis, God, He, Isaac, Jacob, Jewish, Jews, Nimrod, On, Rebecca's, Talmud, The, The Talmudic, Torah
related to Jubilees · 11
Esau → Aduram, Book, Esau's, However, In, Isaac, Isaac's, Jacob, Jubilees, Then Ya'aqov, Ya'aqov
related to Reputed grave on the West Bank · 10
Esau → Ais, Arab, El, Palestinian, Sa'ir, South, SWP, The PEF's Survey, West Bank, Western Palestine
Relatives · 8
Esau → Abraham (grandfather), Amalek (grandchild), Dinah (only niece), Ishmael (uncle), Jacob (twin brother), Joseph and other 11 leaders of the tribes of Israel (nephews), Laban (uncle), Sarah (grandmother)
Children · 5
Esau → Eliphaz, Jaalam, Jeush, Korah, Reuel
related to In Islamic tradition · 5
Esau → According, Ayyub, Esau's, Islamic, Reuel
related to In Genesis · 4
Esau → Edom, Israel, Jacob, The

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jacob genesis isaac brother esau's birthright father hebrew edomites israel edom according twin bible son abraham cave also mentioned born

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EsauBornCanaan (present-day Israel)1.00infobox
EsauChildrenEliphaz1.00infobox
EsauChildrenReuel1.00infobox
EsauChildrenJeush1.00infobox
EsauChildrenJaalam1.00infobox
EsauChildrenKorah1.00infobox
EsauDiedCanaan1.00infobox
EsauParentsIsaac (father)1.00infobox
EsauParentsRebecca (mother)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesJacob (twin brother)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesAbraham (grandfather)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesSarah (grandmother)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesLaban (uncle)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesIshmael (uncle)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesJoseph and other 11 leaders of the tribes of Israel (nephews)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesAmalek (grandchild)1.00infobox
EsauRelativesDinah (only niece)1.00infobox
EsauSpousesAdah1.00infobox
EsauSpousesAholibamah1.00infobox
EsauSpousesBasemath1.00infobox
Esauis aelder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible0.90text
Esauis aprogenitor of the Edomites and the elder brother of Jacob0.90text

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