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And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
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His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?” “I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.”
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The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
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These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
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Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
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Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
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The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.
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These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
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But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
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Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
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“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
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Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,
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and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”
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These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
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The Plague on the Firstborn
Now the Lord had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.
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Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.
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“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
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At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.
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Consecration of the Firstborn
The Lord said to Moses,
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“Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
