Esau

Also known as: Jacob's unnamed brother (Section 066) · Role: brother of Jacob · First appears: Jacob Arrives In Egypt

Jacob described fleeing to a strange land because of his brother Esau. Isaac’s account called Esau a “blemished issue,” while Gad referred to him as his father’s brother. Esau was the father of Eliphaz, king of Teman, and the grandfather of Zepho; Job was described as a grandson of Esau and a son-in-law of Jacob.

At Jacob’s burial in the Cave of Machpelah, Hushim struck Esau with a club, killing him during the dispute. Later, Esau’s sons defeated the sons of Seir in the desert of Paran, routing their allies; they then returned to Seir and killed its inhabitants, sparing fifty lads and maidens.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hushim struck Esau with a club, killing him during the dispute over Jacob's burial.(The Death Of Jacob · 📍 Cave of Machpelah)
  • With: Hushim
  • “he seized a club and dealt Esau a vigorous blow, so that he died”
• The sons of Esau defeated the sons of Seir and routed their allies.(The Sons Of Jacob At War With The Sons Of Esau · 📍 the desert of Paran)
  • “At last, however, in the battle that took place in the desert of Paran, the sons of Esau gained a decisive victory. They massacred all the warriors of the sons of Seir, and the Midianites and the children of the East were put to flight.”
• The sons of Esau killed Seir's inhabitants, sparing only fifty lads and maidens.(The Sons Of Jacob At War With The Sons Of Esau · 📍 Seir)
  • “Thereafter the sons of Esau returned to Seir, and they slew all the inhabitants of the place, men, women, and children, sparing only fifty lads and maidens.”

Jacob Arrives In Egypt

• siblings with Jacob “In my youth I had to flee to a strange land on account of my brother Esau”

The Blessing Of Ephraim And Manasseh

• siblings with Jacob “They had belonged to Nimrod. Once when the mighty hunter caught Esau in his preserves, and forbade him to go on the chase, they agreed to determine by combat what their privileges were.”

The Blessing Of The Twelve Tribes

• parent: Isaac “my father Isaac begot a blemished issue in Esau”

The Death Of Jacob

• siblings with Jacob “Esau being dead, his brother's burial could proceed without hindrance, and Joseph interred him in the Cave of Machpelah in accordance with his wish.”
• parent: Isaac “For, continued Esau, ‘though I sold my birthright unto Jacob, I yet have a portion in the tomb as a son of Isaac.’”

The Sons Of Jacob At War With The Sons Of Esau

• siblings with Jacob “while his brother's remains still lay unburied”

Gad'S Hatred

• younger kin: Gad “like Esau, my father's brother”
• siblings with Jacob “if one of the wicked even should grow rich in substance, like Esau, my father's brother, do not envy him.”

Job And The Patriarchs

• younger kin: Job “He was a grandson of Jacob's brother Esau, and at the same time the son-in-law of Jacob himself, for lie had married Dinah as his second wife.”
• siblings with Jacob “He was a grandson of Jacob's brother Esau, and at the same time the son-in-law of Jacob himself, for lie had married Dinah as his second wife.”

The Four Friends

• child: Eliphaz “Eliphaz, king of Teman, was a son of Esau;”

The Beginning Of The Egyptian Bondage

• younger kin: Zepho “The final breach between them and the Egyptians took place during the wars waged by Malol against Zepho, the grandson of Esau.”

Moses Rescued By Gabriel

• siblings with Jacob “Jacob also dealt treacherously with his brother, and took his birthright and his blessing from him.”

The King Of Ethiopia

• siblings with Jacob “when Jacob fled before his brother Esau”

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume II. Made with Rho MD.