Esau was older than Jacob. Esau was born first, with Jacob being his younger twin brother.
According to the Bible, Isaac's firstborn son is Esau.
Esau was technically the eldest, having been born first.
Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Yaakov) were twins. Esau was the first to be born with Jacob coming out right on the heel of his brother.
Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Yaakov) were twins. Esau was the first to be born, with Jacob emerging literally on the heel of his brother.
The Book of Genesis describes Jacob and Esau as twin brothers and rivals. There is a strong mythical element to the story, even to the extent of Jacob trying to pull Esau back into the womb so that he could be born first. The very origins of the story of this rivalry, long before the Bible story was written, could be that Jacob symbolised the moon god and Esau represented the sun god, natural rivals.
Your are probably referring to Jacob and Esau. They were twins born to Isaac and Rebekah. God chose Jacob to continue the Hebrew (Israel) race and He rejected Esau. Esau became the "father" of the Edomite's. They would be distant cousins of Israel. To read of the fascinating story of Jacob and Esau see Genesis, chapter 27.
Jacob and Esau were the interracial twins from the Old Testament. Jacob was born with fair skin while Esau was born with red hair and red skin, leading to their different physical appearances.
Esau gave away his 'birthright' as the first born male for a bow of lentils (red stew). Jacob, however, did not buy it but tricked his father Isaac into bestowing it upon him.
Yes the stories of jacob and Esau are in the old testament, as they were twins born to Isaac , the son of Abraham in genesis.
Esau and Jacob fought over the birthright blessing, which was traditionally given to the firstborn son in their culture. Jacob, the younger brother, tricked Esau into selling him his birthright.
Jews say that Esau sold his birthright to Jacob