According to all midrashim, Esau is a very significant character in world history. Inasmuch as humble Jacob is considered to be the progenitor of the Children of Israel, it is Esau who is regarded as the arrogant forefather of those Hebrews who have fallen under the spell of Greco-Roman secularism. [[Yeshua MinzaretMintzaret]] initiated a special mission especially to retrieve such people back to religious observances using a method called "Red Torah" also known as Torah for Esau aimed mainly at secular Hebrews or people of Hebrew ancestry but whose mothers might not be Jewish.
The struggle between Greco-Roman secularism and Judaism alternated, according to history, between cooperation and outright hate and warfare. The argument is proposed that Esau was born with red coloring in his hair and body, and the ancient rabbis have connected this with the red banner and standard favored by Rome's legions.
