Esau


Definition: Meaning of, Esau in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈiːsɔː /

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  1. in the Old Testament of the Bible, the son of ISAAC, and the older brother of JACOB, whose TWIN (= one of two children born at the same time) he was. Esau was very hungry and so he sold his BIRTHRIGHT (= the property or possessions that he had a right to receive from his parents) to JACOB for "a mess of pottage", that is, for some soup that JACOB had made.
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