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Esau — • The eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca, the twin brother of Jacob Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Esau Esau † … Catholic encyclopedia
Esau — The birth of Esau and Jacob, as painted by Benjamin West Esau ( / … Wikipedia
Jacob — One who follows on another s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2 4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai roi, when his father was fifty nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty nine… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ESAU — (Heb. עֵשָׂו; meaning uncertain; see below), the firstborn son of isaac and rebekah , the twin brother of jacob (Gen. 25:24–26). Esau is also called Edom (25:30) and is the ancestor of the Edomites (Gen. 36; Mal. 1:2–3; see edom ). The Bible does … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob (film) — Jacob is a German/Italian/American movie from 1994, based on the novel Giacobbe by Francesco Maria Nappi, which is in turn based on the Bible story about Jacob. Plot Jacob defrauds his twin Brother Esau and hlollogas to flee. In Haran he gets to… … Wikipedia
Jacob — [jā′kəb] n. [LL(Ec) Jacobus < Gr Iakōbos < Heb Jaʼaqob, Jacob, lit., seizing by the heel of (cf. Gen. 25:26)] 1. a masculine name: dim. Jake, Jack; var. James; equiv. Fr. Jacques, It. Giácomo 2. Bible a son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau,… … English World dictionary
Jacob — /jay keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb / for 2, n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24 34. 2. François /frddahonn swann /, born 1920, French geneticist: Nobel prize for medicine 1965. 3 … Universalium
Jacob — Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and brother of Esau whom he twice outwitted (Gen. 25:29 ff.; 27). The traditions about Jacob were compiled over several centuries but in so far as it can be assumed that Jacob was a historical person he is likely to have … Dictionary of the Bible
Esau — (fl. 19th 16th cent, BCE) Israelite, firstborn son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Jacob. After Jacob obtained Esau s birthright and the firstborn s blessing, Esau became Jacob s enemy and Jacob fled to Haran. When he returned 20… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
