Mike said:
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I'll only mention that your inclusion of Malachi is helpful in perhaps perceiving how the word "Esau" and "Edom" are interchangeable. I don't believe God hated Esau personally enough to damn him. I don't believe God hates anyone to that point. But in these verse from Malachi, and then from Romans 9, it appears to me that God is using Esau to represent Edom, and Jacob, Israel.

Suppose you are correct about Esau representing Edom and Jacob Israel.
I might be missing something, but are not both Edom and Israel made up of individuals?

Tom