This word is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about [Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
This was another name for the region of Mesopotamia, which about the same location as modern Iraq. See how this was translated in [Genesis 25:20](../25/19.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
"[Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau) also saw that [Isaac](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac) had blessed [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob)"