Esau
WordNet
noun
(1) (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
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Proper noun
Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 25:27
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Proper noun
- Esau.
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