A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ESAU

Fri, 23 Aug '24
Famed recipient of a lesser blessing
Sun, 4 Aug '24
Whom Jacob confronts the day after wrestling with God
Thu, 1 Aug '24
Isaac's firstborn
Wed, 24 Jul '24
Genesis brother
Sun, 14 Jul '24
Son of Isaac and Rebecca
Sun, 23 Jun '24
Biblical figure whose "whole body was like a hairy garment"
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Biblical twin
Sun, 28 Jan '24
Biblical man who lost his birthright
Wed, 17 Jan '24
Biblical twin
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Genesis twin
Thu, 28 Dec '23
Biblical figure who is compared to "a hairy garment"
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Genesis brother
Sun, 2 Jul '23
"Man of the open country," in Genesis
Thu, 19 Jan '23
Party in a biblical swindle
Thu, 13 Oct '22
Hairy twin in a Bible story
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Twin in Genesis
Wed, 27 Jul '22
Biblical son of Rebekah
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Old Testament twin
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Biblical progenitor of the Edomites
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Biblical father of Eliphaz
Sat, 11 Sep '21
Hirsute figure in the Bible
Sat, 21 Aug '21
"I saw ___, he saw me" (classic tongue twister line)
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Jacob's brother, in the Bible
Sun, 27 Jun '21
Twin in Genesis
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Isaac and Rebekah's firstborn
Mon, 8 Mar '21
Biblical twin of Jacob
Wed, 27 Jan '21
Biblical twin
Sun, 10 Jan '21
Isaac's firstborn