'First born' in the Bible
And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.
So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
The next day the firstborn said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight so you can go sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram,
These are the names of Ishmael’s sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Jacob replied 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 bless me.”
But his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?”He answered, “I am Esau your firstborn son.”
Laban answered, “It is not the custom in this place to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.
Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn),Simeon, Levi, Judah,Issachar, and Zebulun.
These are the chiefs of Esau’s sons:the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn:Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.”
They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.
These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:Jacob’s firstborn: Reuben.
But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
Joseph said to his father, “Not that way, my father! This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
Reuben, you are my firstborn,my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
Then you will say to Pharaoh: This is what Yahweh says: Israel is My firstborn son.
I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!”
These are the heads of their fathers’ families:The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.These are the clans of Reuben.
and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is behind the millstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock.
“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.
Now at midnight the Lord struck every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.
“Consecrate every firstborn male to Me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is Mine.”
you are to present to the Lord every firstborn male of the womb. All firstborn offspring of the livestock you own that are males will be the Lord’s.
You must redeem every firstborn of a donkey with a flock animal, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn among your sons.
When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of livestock. That is why I sacrifice to the Lord all the firstborn of the womb that are males, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
“You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give Me the firstborn of your sons.
“The firstborn male from every womb belongs to Me, including all your male livestock, the firstborn of cattle or sheep.
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.
“But no one can consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, whether an animal from the herd or flock, to the Lord, because a firstborn already belongs to the Lord.
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,
These are the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
“See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
because every firstborn belongs to Me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to Myself, both man and animal. They are Mine; I am Yahweh.”
The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites one month old or more, and list their names.
You are to take the Levites for Me—I am Yahweh—in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites’ cattle.”
So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him.
The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273.
“Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to Me; I am Yahweh.
As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.
For they have been exclusively assigned to Me from the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, every Israelite firstborn.
For every firstborn among the Israelites is Mine, both man and animal. I consecrated them to Myself on the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt.
But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites.
The firstborn of every living thing, man or animal, presented to the Lord belongs to you. But you must certainly redeem the firstborn of man, and redeem the firstborn of an unclean animal.
“However, you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel.Reuben’s descendants:the Hanochite clan from Hanoch;the Palluite clan from Pallu;
Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the Lord had struck down among them, for the Lord had executed judgment against their gods.
You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
Within your gates you may not eat: the tenth of your grain, new wine, or oil; the firstborn of your herd or flock; any of your vow offerings that you pledge; your freewill offerings; or your personal contributions.
You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, in the presence of Yahweh your God at the place where He chooses to have His name dwell, so that you will always learn to fear the Lord your God.
“You must consecrate to the Lord your God every firstborn male produced by your herd and flock. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work or shear the firstborn of your flock.
“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
when that man gives what he has to his sons as an inheritance, he is not to show favoritism to the son of the loved wife as his firstborn over the firstborn of the unloved wife.
He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him two shares of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.
His firstborn bull has splendor,and horns like those of a wild ox;he gores all the peoples with themto the ends of the earth.Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
At that time Joshua imposed this curse:The man who undertakesthe rebuilding of this city, Jericho,is cursed before the Lord.He will lay its foundationat the cost of his firstborn;he will set up its gatesat the cost of his youngest.
This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn. Gilead and Bashan came to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, who was a man of war.
Then he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” The youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a youth.
His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. The names of his two daughters were: Merab, his firstborn, and Michal, the younger.
Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war, and their names were Eliab, the firstborn, Abinadab, the next, and Shammah, the third,
Sons were born to David in Hebron:his firstborn was Amnon,by Ahinoam the Jezreelite;
During his reign, Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest, he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.
Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn, then Heth,
These are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death.
Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, fathered Hebron.
These were Caleb’s descendants.The sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn:Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;
These were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;
Josiah’s sons:Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.
Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.
The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Samuel’s sons: his firstborn Joel,and his second son Abijah.
Benjamin fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,
Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Meshelemiah had sons:Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second,Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
Obed-edom also had sons:Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,Nethanel the fifth,
Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
We will also bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as prescribed by the law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who serve in our God’s house.
Parts of his skin are eaten away;death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.
He struck all the firstborn in Egypt,the first progeny of the tents of Ham.
I will also make him My firstborn,greatest of the kings of the earth.
He struck all the firstborn in their land,all their first progeny.
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,both man and beast.