14 Bible Verses about Firstborn
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that no one be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
And again, when God brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might have the first place in everything.
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,
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Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Honorable distinction of
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
And again, when God brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
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Firstborn » Birthright of the » Sold by esau
that no one be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
she was told, "The older will serve the younger." As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
Firstborn » Of egyptians killed
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Set aside: that of manasseh
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Forfeited by reuben
Firstborn » Birthright of the » A double portion of inheritance
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Hosah's son
Firstborn » Of idolaters, sacrificed
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Royal succession
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Adonijah
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Authority over younger members of the household
Israel » Children » Saved » Firstborn » Killed
Jesus Christ » Names of » Firstborn
priests » Revenues of » Firstborn » Of animals
Topics on Firstborn
Christ The Firstborn
Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Death Of The Firstborn
Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
Firstborn Sons
Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Sacrificing The Firstborn
John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.