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Esau's Wives in Genesis 36:1–5

Genesis 36 answers the question with a list of three wives, not one name. The passage also ties each son to his mother and places the whole family in Canaan before Esau moved away.

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Who Was Esau's Father? Isaac, Son of Abraham

Esau's father was Isaac, Abraham's son, and Esau and Jacob were born to Isaac and Rebekah when Isaac was sixty. The passage turns quickly from paternity to God's declaration that two nations were in the womb.

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What the Name Jacob Means in Genesis 25:26

Genesis 25:26 gives Jacob his name in the middle of a birth scene, with his hand holding his brother's heel. The name is explained by that moment, and the rest of his life keeps testing what it means.

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