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The etymology of the name Esau/Ishawa: Esau —The English transliteration of the Hebrew name עשו "Ishawa," which means "wasted away are they" in Hebrew. When he was born, his parents named him Ishawa/Esau because he was born without pigmentation or melanin. In layman's terms, The Most High wasted away the color from his flesh. Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites (the Caucasian race). Esau/Ishawa (עשו) = Wasted away are they From the verb עשש (ishash), to waste away From the suffix ו (wa), they Numbers 12:12 is another place the scribes altered the text in order to avoid an expression of disrespect regarding the Edomites and to conceal who they are in the earth. The original reads, "Let her not be as one dead, who proceeded from the womb of our mother, and half of our flesh be consumed."
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