Person

Esau (Edom)

Elder twin son of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 25:25); ancestor of Edom (Gen 36). Married two Hittite wives at 40 (Gen 26:34).

Sort year1836 BC

Tier 3 · Ussher–Jones (Floyd Nolen Jones)

Tier 3: Ussher-Jones (Floyd Nolen Jones): 1836 BC (no higher-tier year available).

Description

Ussher Third Age §105 (2208c AM, 1796 BC) and Jordan BC 6:6 §12 ("2208 - Esau marries two pagan wives") date his marriage at 40 (Gen 26:34).

birth of Esau (Edom), CFAH first
Chronology	Date as stated	Year (BC / AM)	Citation & note
CFAH	Not yet established	—	— pending CFAH reference
Ussher-Jones	BC 1836 Precision: year	1836 BC	Jones, Chronology of the Old Testament (15th ed., 2002), p. 47 ("1836 as the year of the twins' birth.") (opens in a new tab) Sets sort year
Ussher	2168c AM, 1836 BC Precision: year	1836 BC AM 2168	Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §98 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab)
Jordan secondary	2168 - Esau and Jacob born (Gen. 25:25-26). Precision: year	AM 2168	Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 4)," Biblical Chronology 6:6 (June 1994), §12 "The Continuation of Abraham's Line" (year list) (opens in a new tab)
Jordan (compilation) secondary	2168 AM Jacob & Esau born. Isaac was 60. (25:26) Precision: year	AM 2168	Anno Mundi Chronology Studies (unnamed compiler; a compilation of James B. Jordan's system), p. 3, chart "Genesis 12 – 25 Chronology of Abraham’s Life" (opens in a new tab) Agrees with Jordan's own published AM 2168.
MT-Gen	AM 2168 Precision: year	AM 2168	Gen 25:26 (Isaac 60 when the twins were born): 2108 + 60 (opens in a new tab)

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