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Person · named in 151 verses

Esau (Edom)

Esau (Edom) appears in the story c. 1836–1712 BC. The source has no birth and death years, so this is the span of the dated verses that name Esau (Edom).

Born
1836 BC
Father
Isaac
Mother
Rebekah
Married to
Adah, Aholibamah, Bashemath
Brothers and sisters
Jacob (Israel)
Children
Jaalam, Eliphaz, Korah, Reuel, Jeush

Who else was around

Esau (Edom) and others from the same books whose time overlaps. Tap a bar to compare.

  1. Eber (Heber)2281–1817 BC
  2. Abraham1996–1821 BC
  3. Ishmael (Son of Hagar)1910–1773 BC
  4. Isaac1896–1716 BC
  5. Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
  6. Esau (Edom)c. 1836–1712 BC
  7. Canaanc. 1796–1689 BC
  8. Reubenc. 1758–1689 BC
  9. Levi (patriarch)c. 1756–1572 BC
  10. Judah (patriarch)c. 1755–1689 BC
  11. Joseph (son of Jacob)1745–1635 BC
  12. Benjamin (patriarch)c. 1739–1689 BC
  13. Job1720–1580 BC

Blue: in the family line of Jesus

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Events

  1. 1836 BC Birth of Jacob and Esau

Books that name Esau (Edom)

Genesis4004–1617 BCExodus1491 BCNumbers1490–1451 BCDeuteronomy1491–1451 BCJoshua1451–1427 BCJudges1414–1120 BC1 Samuel1165–1056 BC2 Samuel1053–1015 BC1 Kings1015–889 BC2 Kings896–562 BC1 Chronicles1056–1015 BC2 Chronicles1015–536 BCPsalms1062–444 BCIsaiah759–698 BCJeremiah612–562 BCLamentations588 BCEzekiel595–572 BCDaniel603–534 BCJoel800 BCAmos787 BCObadiah587 BCMalachi397 BCRomansAD 60HebrewsAD 64

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