| Esau |
Created Date: 19-Feb-2017 |
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Last updated: 19-Feb-2017 |
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Birth
Esau was the twin brother of Jacob and was the first born.
| Genesis 25:25 | The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. |
First Born Lost
Esau lost his first-born birth right and thus failed to inherit the unique blessings of the first born. By his actions, Esau proved that he had no regard for it and also initially thought of it as something of little value.
| Genesis 27:32-40 | And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. |
| Hebrews 12:16-17 | Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. |
Edomites Served Israel
The Edomites were Esau's descendants and they fought under King David's command where they served Israel.
| 2 Samuel 8:14 | He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went. |
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