Esau

[ ee-saw ]

noun
  1. a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Genesis 25:21–25.

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How to use Esau in a sentence

  • Esau learnt this habit of asking for eggs when we were on a fishing expedition near the south coast of Norway.

    Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees
  • Here the Skipper hastily left, and came over and abused Esau until he made an enemy of him for life.

    Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees

British Dictionary definitions for Esau

Esau

/ (ˈiːsɔː) /


noun
  1. Bible son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright (Genesis 25)

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