Esau

Family: Edom · Role: ancestor of Edom · First appears: Jeremiah 49

In Jeremiah 49, God declares that Esau will be exposed, despoiled, and unable to hide: “But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself:” God also announces calamity and judgment against him. In Obadiah 1, Esau is both sibling and enemy to Jacob, and because of violence against his brother, “shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.”

Obadiah further says that the house of Esau will be consumed without survivors, while at mount Zion there is an ascent to judge Esau’s mountain. In Malachi 1, God judges Esau by laying his mountains and heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Relationship record

Life events

• God declares that Esau will be exposed, despoiled, and unable to hide.(Jeremiah 49)
  • With: God
  • “But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself:”
• God announces calamity and judgment against Esau.(Jeremiah 49)
  • With: God
  • “for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.”
• Esau is cut off forever because of violence against Jacob.(Obadiah 1)
  • “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.”
• Esau’s house is consumed without any survivors remaining.(Obadiah 1)
  • “and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau;”
• Saviours ascend Zion to judge Esau’s mountain.(Obadiah 1 · 📍 mount Zion)
  • “And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau;”
• God judged Esau by laying his mountains and heritage waste.(Malachi 1)
  • With: God
  • “And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”

Jeremiah 49

• judge: God “Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.”

Obadiah 1

• siblings with Jacob “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.”
• enemies with Jacob “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.”

Malachi 1

• siblings with Jacob “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.