Creation & Patriarchs
Birth of Jacob and Esau
Birth of Jacob and Esau is dated ≈ 2011 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1836 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 25:24–26. Esau (Edom), Jacob (Israel), Rebekah, Isaac are part of it.
When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 2011 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1836 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
- Esau (Edom)
- Jacob (Israel)
- Rebekah
- Isaac
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.