14 Bible Verses about Firstborn
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Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to claim his father's blessing, he was rejected--for he never found an opportunity to repair his error--though he begged for the blessing with tears.
Faith led him to institute the Passover and the Sprinkling of the Blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
And she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him round and laid him in a manger.
For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.
For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation;
And again, when God brought the First-born into the world, he said-- 'Let all the angels of God bow down before him.'
And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.
and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--
to the festal gathering and assemblage of God's Eldest Sons whose names are enrolled in Heaven, to God the Judge of all men, to the spirits of the righteous who have attained perfection,
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Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Honorable distinction of
For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.
And again, when God brought the First-born into the world, he said-- 'Let all the angels of God bow down before him.'
and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--
Firstborn » Redemption of
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Sold by esau
Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
that 'the elder would be a servant to the younger.' The words of Scripture are-'I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.'
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 1:15For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation;
Death Of The Firstborn
Hebrews 11:28Faith led him to institute the Passover and the Sprinkling of the Blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
Firstborn Sons
Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him round and laid him in a manger.
Sacrificing The Firstborn
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.
