Esau (English spelling)

Japanese: エサウ（英語表記）Esau

The ancestor of the Edomites. The eldest son of Isaac and Rebekah. He was a twin brother of Jacob, but while his brother Jacob was a gentle man who lived in tents, Esau was a hunter and a man of the fields (Genesis 25:27). Esau, who was hungry, gave up his birthright in exchange for food (Genesis 25:29-34), and Jacob, disguised as Esau, took away the blessing of succession given to him by his father Isaac (Genesis 27).

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Japanese:

エドム人の祖。イサクとリベカの長子。ヤコブと双生児であるが，弟ヤコブが穏やかで，天幕に住む人であるのに対し，狩猟者で，野の人であったといわれる (創世記 25・27) 。飢えたエサウは，食べ物と交換に長子権を譲り (同 25・29～34) ，また父イサクから与えられる後継者としての祝福を，エサウを装ったヤコブに奪われた (同 27章) 。

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