'First born' in the Bible
And Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
These are their generations. The first-born of Ishmael was Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, three born to him from the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and He killed him.
And Jesse fathered his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron: Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel: were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, the father of Ziph. And the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur. The first-born of Ephratah was Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim;
And these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron. The first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel. The second, Daniel, of Abigail of Carmel.
And the sons of Josiah: Johanan the first-born, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
And the sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but since he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and the genealogy is not to be counted according to the birthright;
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
And the sons of Samuel: Joel, Vashni, the first-born, and Abijah.
And Benjamin fathered Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
And his first-born son was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born; Jehush, the second; and Eliphelet, the third.
And Mattithiah, of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum the Korahite, was faithful over the work of the pans.
And his first-born son was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
And the sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
And the sons of Obed-edom: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
Also to Hosah, of the sons of Merari, were sons: Simri was the chief (though not the first-born, yet his father made him the chief),