Obadiah 1:6 (ESV)ExpositionWhy is the name "Esau" used for Edom?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishObadiah 1:6 (ESV)6 How Esau has been pillaged, his treasures sought out!The interchangeable use of Esau and Edom is based on the understanding that Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites (Genesis 36:31–39; Malachi 1:2–3).
6 How Esau has been pillaged, his treasures sought out!