'First born' in the Bible

while Abel brought the best parts of some of the firstborn from his flock. The LORD looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,

Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites,

One day the firstborn told the younger one, "Our father is old, and there's no man in the land to have sex with us, as everybody else throughout all the earth does.

The next day the firstborn told the younger one, "Look! I had sex with my father last night. Let's make him drink wine tonight again as well. Then you have sex with him, too. That way we'll preserve our father's lineage."

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab, and he is the ancestor of the Moabites to this day.

Uz is his firstborn, Buz is his brother, and Kemuel is the father of Aram,

Here's a list of the names of Ishmael's sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

"I'm Esau, your firstborn!" Jacob told his father. "I've done what you asked, so please sit up and eat what I caught, so you can bless me."

But his father Isaac asked him, "Who are you?" "I'm Esau, your firstborn son," he answered.

But Laban responded, "It's not the practice of our place to give the younger one in marriage before the firstborn.

Leah's sons were Reuben (Jacob's first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

These were the tribal leaders of Esau's descendants; that is, the children of Eliphaz, who was Esau's firstborn: tribal leaders Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, "God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father's house."

Meanwhile, the brothers were seated in front of Joseph in birth order, from firstborn to youngest. The men stared at one another in astonishment.

Here's a list of the names of Israel's sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;

But Israel stretched out his right hand, laying it on Ephraim's head (he was the younger son) and laying his left hand on Manasseh's head (even though Manasseh was the firstborn).

"No, father, this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head."

"Reuben, you're my firstborn, my strength, and the first fruit of my vitality. You excel in rank and excel in power.