Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The Christian New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews.
Esau and Jacob (1919) by Adolf Hulf
Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac (painting circa 1779–1801 by Benjamin West)
Francesco Hayez: Esau and Jacob reconcile (1844)
Esau Selling His Birthright by Hendrick ter Brugghen c. 1627
Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Isaac first appears in the Book of Genesis, later adopted by the Hebrew tradition of the Torah, in which he is considered to be the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Isaac digging for the wells, imagined in a Bible illustration (c. 1900)
The Akedah (Binding), mosaic on the floor of Beit Alfa Synagogue
The birth of Esau and Jacob, as painted by Benjamin West
Tomb in the Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron