Thematic Bible: Arbitrarily disinheriting and putting away servants and children
Thematic Bible
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Arbitrarily disinheriting and putting away servants and children
Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.