Older of the twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah
Birth of
Genesis 25:19-26; 1 Chronicles 1:34
Called Edom
Genesis 36:1,8
A hunter
Genesis 25:27,28
Beloved by Isaac
Genesis 25:27,28
Sells his birthright for a single meal
Genesis 25:29-34; Malachi 1:2; Romans 9:13; Hebrews 12:16
Marries a Hittite woman
Genesis 26:34
His marriage to, a grief to Isaac and Rebekah
Genesis 26:35
Polygamy of
Genesis 26:34; 28:9; 36:2,3
Is defrauded of his father’s blessing by Jacob
Genesis 27; Hebrews 11:20
Meets Jacob on the return of the latter from Haran
Genesis 33:1
With Jacob, buries his father
Genesis 35:29
Descendants of
Genesis 36
Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of Jacob
Obadiah 1:10-14
Ancestor of Edomites
Jeremiah 49:8
Mount of Edom, called MOUNT OF ESAU
Obadiah 1:8,9,18-21
His name used to denote his descendants and their country
Deuteronomy 2:5; Jeremiah 49:8,10; Obadiah 1:6
Prophecies concerning
Obadiah 1:18
