1. Esau - Noun
2. Esau - Proper noun
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
Source: WordNetAccording to Rashi, the being was the guardian angel of Esau himself, sent to destroy Jacob before he could return to the land of Canaan. Source: Internet
Although Esau sold Jacob his own birthright, which was his blessing, for "red pottage", Esau still hated Jacob for receiving his blessing that their father Isaac unknowingly had given to him. Source: Internet
“A lot of times these are conversations that are being had in more closed-off spaces, and these are feelings our students don’t know how to express properly,” said Esau Greene, host of “The Cut” and a senior political science major. Source: Internet
After killing a cop, Esau is on the run and — wouldn’t you know the luck? Source: Internet
Confused, Isaac exclaimed, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau!" Source: Internet
As Jacob kissed his father, Isaac smelled the clothes which belonged to Esau and finally accepted that the person in front of him was Esau. Source: Internet