עֵשָׂו
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(Mount) Esau
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Esau in Hebrew Scripture The Hebrew term *ʿēśāw* (H6215) refers to Mount Esau and appears four times in the biblical text. As a proper noun, it designates a specific geographical location rather than serving as a common noun with varied meanings. The designation "Mount Esau" indicates a place name derived from the personal name Esau, the biblical figure known as the twin brother of Jacob. The limited frequency of occurrence (only four instances) suggests that this geographical reference held particular but narrowly focused significance in biblical literature. The term functions as a topographical marker, likely used to identify a region or territory associated with or named after Esau. Without additional context from the provided lexical data, the precise location, size, or strategic importance of Mount Esau cannot be determined from this entry alone, but its inclusion in the biblical corpus indicates it was a recognized geographical feature worthy of specific naming and reference.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
“Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
Obadiah 1:9Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.
Obadiah 1:19Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.
Obadiah 1:21Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.