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[[Image:SellingHisBirthright_Esau.jpg|450px|right|thumb|[[Esau]] sells his birthright to his brother [[Jacob]] in exchange for a bowl of stew.]]

[[Image:SellingHisBirthright_Esau.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Esau sells his birthright to his brother [[Jacob]] in exchange for a bowl of stew.]]

'''Esau''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''עֵשָׂו''', ''Ēśāw'', "[[hirsute]]") or '''Edom''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אֱדוֹם''', ʾĔḏôm, "red") (b. 2168 AM, or 1836 BC) was the oldest son of [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]] and the older brother of [[Jacob]]. He is also the ancestor of the ''Edomite'' people, who would strive with the house of [[Israel]] for generations to come.

'''Esau''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''עֵשָׂו''', ''Ēśāw'', "[[hirsute]]") or '''Edom''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אֱדוֹם''', ʾĔḏôm, "red") (b. 2168 AM, or 1836 BC) was the oldest son of [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]] and the older brother of [[Jacob]]. He is also the ancestor of the ''Edomite'' people, who would strive with the house of [[Israel]] for generations to come.

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Israel]]

* [[Israel]]