Lexical Definition

‎עֵשָׂו‎ ʻÊsâv (ay-sawv') Esau ^N:N-M-P
apparently a form of the passive participle of ‎עָשָׂה‎ in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt)

Esau.

• § Esau = "hairy"
• Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity

1) eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

See Greek: Ἠσαῦ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֵשָׂו‎₉₇ proper name, masculine Esau, Ησαυ; — Esau, elder son of Isaac Gen 25:25; Gen 25:26 + 7 t. 25, Gen 26:34; Gen 27:1 + 24 t. Gen 27:27; Gen 27:28, Gen 32:4* + 15 t. Gen 32:32*; Gen 32:33*; Gen 32:35, Josh 24:4 (twice in verse); Mal 1:2; Mal 1:3; 1Chr 1:34 identification with ‎אֱדוֺם‎ Gen 36:1; Gen 36:8; Gen 36:19, ancestor of Edomites vGen 36:9 vGen 36:43, compare 1Chr 1:35 dwelling in Mt. Seir Gen 36:8 (25 t. in all, Gen 36) Deut 2:5; Josh 24:4 ‎בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו‎ = Edomites Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 ‎עֵשָׂו‎ = Edom Jer 49:8; Obad 1:6, ‎בֵּית עֵשָׂו‎ vJer 49:18 vJer 49:18, ‎הַר עֵשָׂו‎ vJer 49:18 vJer 49:9 vJer 49:19 vJer 49:21.

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Mount Esau • Mountainous region of Edom; judgment prophesied by Obadiah

Mount Esau, the mountainous region of Edom, against which the prophet Obadiah declared God's judgment for their hostility toward Israel.

• A location first mentioned at Oba.1.8;
• only referred to as Esau_Mount עֵשָׂו.
  

Mount Esau is a term used in the Book of Obadiah to refer to the mountainous region inhabited by the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother. The Edomites lived in the area south of the Dead Sea, extending from the Wadi Zered to the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now southern Jordan and Israel.

In his prophecy, Obadiah declares God's judgment against Edom for their hostile actions and attitudes toward Israel, particularly during the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem (Obadiah 1:8, 9, 19, 21). The Edomites had rejoiced over Judah's destruction and had even participated in looting the city and capturing fleeing Israelites (Obadiah 1:11-14).

Obadiah prophesies that God will bring down the "wise men" and "mighty men" of Edom, and that their mountain stronghold will be unable to protect them from divine judgment (Obadiah 1:8-9). He also foretells that the house of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Joseph will possess the territories of Edom and the surrounding nations, and that deliverers will come from Mount Zion to judge Mount Esau (Obadiah 1:19, 21).

The reference to Mount Esau symbolizes the pride and security of the Edomites in their mountainous territory, as well as their opposition to God's people.

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