Esau Born Red and Marked as a Spiller of Blood

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 25:25

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·May 29, 2026

"And the first came out ruddy." A spiller of blood. And they called his name Esau. His father and his mother called him Esau because he was a very hairy man.

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