Esau is the personal name used for the individual named alongside Jacob, in blessing, contrast, and warning passages.

The attested form identifies the same individual in three settings: Isaac's invocation of blessings, a contrast with Jacob, and a warning based on the sale of a birthright.

1. Personal name in narrative and exhortation · dominant

   The form identifies an individual in differing clauses: in Hebrews 11:20 the accusative form occurs where Isaac invokes future blessings on Jacob and Esau, while in Romans 9:13 it occurs in the quoted contrast with Jacob. In Hebrews 12:16 the nominative form names the figure described as having sold his birthright for a single meal; the APB renders the name as “Esau.”

   Hebrews 11:20Hebrews 12:16Romans 9:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the name as “Esau”: in a blessing, a contrast with Jacob, and the warning concerning a birthright sale. The verse is read as a whole, but its presentation is consistent with the supplied form.