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A guy. A middle eastern guy. There\'s no context.


* YamatoNadeshiko: In contrast to Esau.
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But not easily. They didn\'t meet for years, and Jacob sent Esau multiple waves of gifts before approaching him.


* EasilyForgiven: Esau forgives him for stealing his birthright and welcomes Jacob and his family warmly
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: According to Rabbinical literature, God took him so he wouldn't be corrupted by the world.
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Don\'t list Snakes Are Evil on Characters/ pages. It doesn\'t belong here.


* SnakesAreEvil: Well, it did convince Eve to eat the Fruit.


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* SnakesAreEvil: Well, it did convince Eve to eat the Fruit, but as stated above, YourMileageMayVary on whether this is bad.

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* SnakesAreEvil: Well, it did convince Eve to eat the Fruit, but as stated above, YourMileageMayVary on whether this is bad.Fruit.
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* BreakoutCharacter: There's a non-canonical book about him. It influenced the Book of Revelation, the Divine Comedy, and a lot of Christian notions about heaven and hell.
* PalsWithJesus — or rather, Jesus's dad.

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* BreakoutCharacter: There's a non-canonical book about him. It influenced the Book of Revelation, Literature/BookOfRevelation, the Divine Comedy, ''Literature/DivineComedy'', and a lot of Christian notions about heaven {{Heaven}} and hell.
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* PalsWithJesus — or PalsWithJesus: Or rather, Jesus's dad.
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* SadlyMythtaken: The Bible does not call the fruit an apple. The portrayal of said fruit as an apple is a Stealth Pun on the Latin word malus.

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* SadlyMythtaken: The Bible does not call the fruit an apple.apple (Muslims call it Khuldi). The portrayal of said fruit as an apple is a Stealth Pun on the Latin word malus.
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* KilledOffForReal: The first.

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* KilledOffForReal: [[UrExample The first.first]].
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Some may say he was just Put on a Bus.

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Some may say he was just Put on a Bus.PutOnABus.
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* CantHoldHisLiquor: The first in the Bible to get drunk and expose himself.

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* CantHoldHisLiquor: The first in the Bible to get drunk and [[NakedPeopleAreFunny expose himself.himself]].
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* TheBeautifulPeople

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* TheBeautifulPeopleTheBeautifulElite
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* MacGuffinGirl: Occasionally
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* Parental Marriage Veto: Rebekah does not like the Canaanite women he married.
* Polyamory: As many men of that time and place did, Esau was married to Adath, Basemath, and Oholibama, three local Canaanite women.*

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* Parental Marriage Veto: ParentalMarriageVeto: Rebekah does not like the Canaanite women he married.
* Polyamory: {{Polyamory}}: As many men of that time and place did, Esau was married to Adath, Basemath, and Oholibama, three local Canaanite women.*

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* SwissMessenger: Picture the most beautiful person of the preferred gender you know of. Thanks to them, you're not hanging out naked with him or her in the Garden.

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* SwissMessenger: UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Picture the most beautiful person of the preferred gender you know of. Thanks to them, you're not hanging out naked with him or her in the Garden.
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*CantHoldHisLiquor: The first in the Bible to get drunk and expose himself.
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* FreudWasRight: Ridiculously easy to do.



* FreudWasRight: God demands he circumcise himself and those of his house, then demands he sacrifice his son. God changes His mind at the end.
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* TricksterArchetypeTheTrickster
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOf Existence: Some may say he was just Put on a Bus.

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOf Existence: AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Some may say he was just Put on a Bus.
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* InnocentFanserviceCouple: Until they eat the fruit.
* Meaningful Name: Adam was the first man, his name means "man". Eve was the first woman. Her name in Hebrew means "living one" or "source of life".
Methuselah Syndrome: Not only Adam and Eve, but plenty of their offspring. It is not until after Exodus things start to even out.
* Sadly Mythtaken: The Bible does not call the fruit an apple. The portrayal of said fruit as an apple is a Stealth Pun on the Latin word malus.

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* InnocentFanserviceCouple: Until they eat the fruit.
* Meaningful Name:
MeaningfulName: Adam was the first man, his name means "man". Eve was the first woman. Her name in Hebrew means "living one" or "source of life".
Methuselah Syndrome: *MethuselahSyndrome: Not only Adam and Eve, but plenty of their offspring. It is not until after Exodus things start to even out.
* Sadly Mythtaken: SadlyMythtaken: The Bible does not call the fruit an apple. The portrayal of said fruit as an apple is a Stealth Pun on the Latin word malus.



* PalsWithGod: Is literally called a "friend of God."
* ParentalFavoritism: He preferred Isaac over Ishmael, but was ready to sacrifice Isaac to God when God told him to. Good thing it was just a test. The Genesis account indicates that Abraham actually pleaded with God for Ishmael to receive some sort of blessing from God as well. Isaac was really TheChosenOne Because DestinySaysSo.
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* PalsWithGod: Is literally called a "friend of God."
* ParentalFavoritism: He preferred Isaac over Ishmael, but was ready to sacrifice Isaac to God when God told him to. Good thing it was just a test. The Genesis account indicates that Abraham actually pleaded with God for Ishmael to receive some sort of blessing from God as well. Isaac was really TheChosenOne Because DestinySaysSo.
destiny says so.
* ParentsasPeopleParentsAsPeople



Easily Forgiven: Esau forgives him for stealing his birthright and welcomes Jacob and his family warmly

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Easily Forgiven: *EasilyForgiven: Esau forgives him for stealing his birthright and welcomes Jacob and his family warmly

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