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Primogeniture is emphasized quite a bit throughout the Bible; and is always in
reference to males, never females.
The rank of firstborn isn't an indelible birthright, rather, it can be taken from the
eldest son and bestowed upon a junior sibling, for example: Ishmael to Isaac (Gen
20:11-12) Esau to Jacob (Gen 25:23) Reuben to Joseph (Gen 49:3-4 & 1Chr 5:1)
and Manasseh to Ephraim. (Gen 48:13-14)
The position isn't limited to descendants. For example the corporate people of Israel
are God's firstborn among the nations of the world (Ex 4:22) and David is his
firstborn among the world's heads of State. (Ps 89:20-27)
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Primogeniture is emphasized quite a bit throughout the Bible; and is always in
reference to males, never females.
The rank of firstborn isn't an indelible birthright, rather, it can be taken from the
eldest son and bestowed upon a junior sibling, for example: Ishmael to Isaac (Gen
20:11-12) Esau to Jacob (Gen 25:23) Reuben to Joseph (Gen 49:3-4 & 1Chr 5:1)
and Manasseh to Ephraim. (Gen 48:13-14)
The position isn't limited to descendants. For example the corporate people of Israel
are God's firstborn among the nations of the world (Ex 4:22) and David is his
firstborn among the world's heads of State. (Ps 89:20-27)
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