By the way, since we are doing a little history, whatever happened to Esau? Who are his modern day children? Why are you concerned with Esau's descendants ?
- The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
- I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
- And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
- Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
Esau was Jacob's twin. The older and the one by tradition to receive the "blessing and the birthright". That event cause a great jealousy among the brothers. Even in the womb our father hated Esau and loved Jacob and it is written.
Now Esau being the brother of Jacob a child of Abraham did not disappear off the face of this earth. Yet I hear none claim heritage from him, just wondered WHY?