Esau and Jacob is a scenic community that sits on the outskirts of Region Five, at the very end of the Mahaicony Branch Road. Though the village spans a large section of Branch Road, it is home to a population of just about 60 people.
Aside from the name being the same as the biblical twins in the Book of Genesis, it was rumoured that the village was owned by two brothers of African descent more than a century ago. But today, all of the residents are of Indian descent. Part of the village is situated on the other side of the river, where the now defunct Esau and Jacob Primary School once stood. That school once accommodated children from that side of the village as well as those living along the river. However, owing to a decline in the number of students, it was finally closed. The children who live on that side take a boat across the river then travel to the Mortice Primary School two villages away.
The main economic activity in the village is agriculture: rice, cash crops, poultry and cattle. Sometimes the men go fishing with their hooks, seines and cast nets in the canals in the back dam or the nearby Mahaicony River.
