'First born' in the Bible
And the firstborn said unto the younger. Our father is old, - and, a man, there is not in the earth to come in unto us, after the way of all the earth.
So they caused their father to drink wine that night, - and the firstborn went in. and lay with her father, but he noticed not her lying down nor her rising up.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Lo! I lay, last night with my father, let us cause him to drink wine this night also, and go thou in - lie with him, that we may keep alive from our father, a seed.
And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab, - the same, is the father of Moab, unto this day.
Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother, - and Kemuel, father of Aram -
and these, are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names after their generations, - the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam;
And Jacob said unto his father I, am Esau thy firstborn, I have made ready, as thou didst bid me. Rise, I pray thee, sit up, and eat thou of my game, To the end thy soul may bless me.
And Isaac his father said to him Who art, thou? And he said, I, am thy son thy firstborn, Esau.
And Laban said, It must not be done so in our place, - to give the later-born before the firstborn.
The sons of Leah, the firstborn of Jacob, Reuben, - And Simeon and Levi and Judah, and Issachar and Zebulon:
These, are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: - The sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau, - Chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
And Judah took a wife, for Er his firstborn, - and, her name, was Tamar.
And it came to pass that Er, Judah's firstborn was displeasing in the eyes of Yahweh, - so Yahweh put him to death,
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, - For God hath made me forget all my trouble, and all the house of my father.
So they took their seats before him, the firstborn, according to his birthright and the youngest, according to his youth, - and the men looked with amazement, each one at his companion.
Now, these, are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt - Jacob and his sons, - the firstborn of Jacob, Reuben:
Then Israel put forth his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, though, he, was the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh, - crossing his hands, although, Manasseh, was the first-born.
And Joseph said unto his father - Not so, my father! for, this, is the firstborn, lay thy right hand upon his head.
Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength, - Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power: