Definition of Esau

1. Noun. (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.

Category relationships: Old Testament
Generic synonyms: Boy, Son

Definition of Esau

1. Proper noun. (biblical) The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Esau

Erythronium dens-canis
Erythronium grandiflorum
Erythronium montanum
Erythroxylaceae
Erythroxylon coca
Erythroxylon truxiuense
Erythroxylum
Erzincan
Erzurum
Erzya
Erzyan
Erzyas
Es
Esaias
Esaki
Esau (current term)
Esbach
Esbach's reagent
Escaut
Escheresque
Escherich
Escherich's sign
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli RNase I
Escherichia coli periplasmic proteinase
Escherichia freundii
Eschrichtiidae
Eschrichtius
Eschrichtius gibbosus
Eschrichtius robustus

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