Esau

E69185
biblical figure human

Esau is a prominent biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as the elder twin brother of Jacob and the ancestor of the Edomites.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Esau canonical 38
line of Esau 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Edom ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Genesis ⓘ
associatedPlace Edom ⓘ
Mount Seir ⓘ
associatedTheme birthright and blessing ⓘ
sibling rivalry ⓘ
birthOrder elder twin ⓘ
birthrightStatus firstborn son of Isaac ⓘ
childOf Isaac ⓘ
Rebekah ⓘ
ethnicAncestorOf Edomite ⓘ
surface form: Edomites
fatherOf Eliphaz ⓘ
Jalam ⓘ
Jeush ⓘ
Korah ⓘ
Reuel ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandchildOf Abraham ⓘ
Sarah ⓘ
lostBlessingTo Jacob ⓘ
married Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite ⓘ
Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite ⓘ
Basemath daughter of Ishmael ⓘ
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite ⓘ
Mahalath daughter of Ishmael ⓘ
Oholibamah daughter of Anah ⓘ
meetsJacobAt Genesis 33 ⓘ
mentionedIn Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Hebrews 12:16-17 ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament

Quran ⓘ
surface form: Quran (indirectly via narrative tradition)
nameAssociation red stew ⓘ
nameMeaning hairy ⓘ
narrativeRole contrast to Jacob ⓘ
occupation hunter ⓘ
man of the field ⓘ
physicalCharacteristic hairy ⓘ
red ⓘ
portrayedAs impulsive ⓘ
man of strong appetites ⓘ
reconciledWith Jacob ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
scripturalReference Genesis 25 ⓘ
Genesis 27 ⓘ
Genesis 33 ⓘ
Genesis 36 ⓘ
siblingOf Jacob ⓘ
soldBirthrightTo Jacob ⓘ
tribalAncestorOf chiefs of Edom ⓘ
twinOf Jacob ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacob → twinBrother → Esau ⓘ
Patriarch Isaac → child → Esau ⓘ
Patriarch Isaac → blessed → Esau ⓘ
Idumea → associatedWithBiblicalFigure → Esau ⓘ
Hebrew name Rivqah → hasChildrenInTradition → Esau ⓘ
subject surface form: Rivqah
Israel → hasSibling → Esau ⓘ
Rachel → relativeOf → Esau ⓘ
Stories of Jacob → hasCharacter → Esau ⓘ
Amalekites → AmalekAncestorDescentFrom → Esau ⓘ
Edom → associatedWith → Esau ⓘ
Edom → traditionalAncestor → Esau ⓘ
Edom → traditionalEponym → Esau ⓘ
Edom → biblicalFigureAssociated → Esau ⓘ
Obadiah → mentions → Esau ⓘ
Prophet Jacob → brotherOf → Esau ⓘ
Prophet Ishaq → fatherOf → Esau ⓘ
Genesis 25 → mentions → Esau ⓘ
Genesis 25 → containsGenealogyOf → Esau ⓘ
patriarch Jacob → twinBrother → Esau ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacob
Bethuel → isAncestorOf → Esau ⓘ
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite → spouseOf → Esau ⓘ
Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite → spouse → Esau ⓘ
Mahalath daughter of Ishmael → spouse → Esau ⓘ
Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite → spouse → Esau ⓘ
Oholibamah daughter of Anah → spouseOf → Esau ⓘ
Oholibamah daughter of Anah → hasHusband → Esau ⓘ
Basemath daughter of Ishmael → spouse → Esau ⓘ
Eliphaz → father → Esau ⓘ
Eliphaz → familyLine → Esau ⓘ
this entity surface form: line of Esau
Jeush → hasFather → Esau ⓘ
Jalam → hasFather → Esau ⓘ
Korah → isDescendantOf → Esau ⓘ
Korah → isGrandsonOf → Esau ⓘ
Korah → appearsInGenealogyOf → Esau ⓘ
Genesis 36 → mainSubject → Esau ⓘ
Genesis 36 → mentions → Esau ⓘ
Mount Seir → traditionalHomelandOf → Esau ⓘ
Mount Seir → associatedWithPeople → Esau ⓘ
Genesis 27 → mainCharacter → Esau ⓘ