Esau

ancestor Biblical single tradition · 1

Esau is a patriarch figure referenced in Biblical books in connection with stories involving travel with caravans of domesticated camels. The text suggests these stories were written or rewritten after circa 930 BCE based on archaeological evidence from the Timna Valley.

When

First attested
930 BCE
Attested period
-930 – 2020
Historical notes
Archaeological evidence from Timna Valley suggests stories were written or rewritten after 930 BCE.

Relationships

sibling of
Jacob
co occurs with
Joseph, Abraham
child of
Isaac

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“the stories of Abraham, Joseph, Jacob and Esau were written or rewritten after this time, seeing that the Biblical books frequently reference travelling with caravans of domesticated camels”

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