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In [[Genesis]], '''Esau''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''עֵשָׂו '''), was the eldest son of [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]] and the twin brother of [[Jacob]] in the [[Bible]]. A hunter, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a single meal after not finding food that day and being hungry.  Esau was also very hairy, a fact that Jacob and his mother took advantage of when it came time for Isaac to give the blessing on his sons.  Isaac had gone blind, so Jacob pretended to be Esau by putting hairy animal skins on his arms that his father touched and believed it was Esau.  After that, Jacob was forced to flee for his life when his brother came back and realized what had happened.

In the [[Bible|biblical]] book of [[Genesis]], '''Esau''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''עֵשָׂו '''), was the eldest son of [[Isaac]] and [[Rebekah]] and the twin brother of [[Jacob]]]. A hunter, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a single meal after not finding food that day and being hungry.  Esau was also very hairy, a fact that Jacob and his mother took advantage of when it came time for Isaac to give the blessing on his sons.  Since Isaac had gone blind, Jacob pretended to be Esau, [[Deceit|deceiving]] his father by putting hairy animal skins on his arms which his father touched and believed it was Esau.  After this, Jacob was forced to flee for his life when his brother came back and realized what had happened.

The Bible follows the story of Jacob more than Esau, but it is known that Esau had become a powerful man with with many men at arms.  His brother Jacob eventually met him in humility and the two brothers reconciled so that Esau did not kill Jacob when he saw him, although the Jacob stayed away from his brother after that.

The Bible follows the story of Jacob more than Esau, but it is known that Esau had become a powerful man with with many men at arms.  His brother Jacob eventually met him in humility and the two brothers reconciled so that Esau did not kill Jacob when he saw him, though Jacob stayed away from his brother afterwards.

In the [[New Testament]] in the [[Book of Hebrews]] Esau is scorned as a "profane person" for selling his birthright for a single meal. (Hebrews 12:16)   

In the [[New Testament]] in the [[Book of Hebrews]] Esau is scorned as a "profane person" for selling his birthright for a single meal. (Hebrews 12:16)