Easton's Bible Dictionary Sons enjoyed certain special privileges (Deuteronomy 21:17; Genesis 25:23, 31, 34; 49:3; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Hebrews 12:16; Psalm 89:27). (see BIRTHRIGHT.)The "first-born of the poor" signifies the most miserable of the poor (Isaiah 14:30). The "church of the first-born" signifies the church of the redeemed. The destruction of the first-born was the last of the ten plagues inflicted on the Egyptians (Exodus 11:1-8; 12:29, 30). Menephtah is probably the Pharaoh whose first-born was slain. His son did not succeed or survive his father, but died early. The son's tomb has been found at Thebes unfinished, showing it was needed earlier than was expected. Some of the records on the tomb are as follows: "The son whom Menephtah loves; who draws towards him his father's heart, the singer, the prince of archers, who governed Egypt on behalf of his father. Dead." First-born, Redemption of From the beginning the office of the priesthood in each family belonged to the eldest son. But when the extensive plan of sacrificial worship was introduced, requiring a company of men to be exclusively devoted to this ministry, the primitive office of the first-born was superseded by that of the Levites (Numbers 3:11-13), and it was ordained that the first-born of man and of unclean animals should henceforth be redeemed (18:15). The laws concerning this redemption of the first-born of man are recorded in Exodus 13:12-15; 22:29; 34:20; Numbers 3:45; 8:17; 18:16; Leviticus 12:2, 4. The first-born male of every clean animal was to be given up to the priest for sacrifice (Deuteronomy 12:6; Exodus 13:12; 34:20; Numbers 18:15-17). But the first-born of unclean animals was either to be redeemed or sold and the price given to the priest (Leviticus 27:11-13, 27). The first-born of an ass, if not redeemed, was to be put to death (Exodus 13:13; 34:20). First-born, Sanctification of the A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle. God claimed that the first-born males of man and of animals should be consecrated to him, the one as a priest (Exodus 19:22, 24), representing the family to which he belonged, and the other to be offered up in sacrifice (Genesis 4:4). Greek 4416. prototokos -- first-born ... firstborn From protos and the alternate of tikto; first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively) -- firstbegotten(-born). see GREEK protos. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4416.htm - 7k 4416a. prototokos -- first-born 4415. prototokia -- the rights of the first-born 1272. dianoigo -- to open up completely Strong's Hebrew 1060. bekor -- first-born... Word Origin from bakar Definition first-born NASB Word Usage firstborn (118), firstlings (1), most (1), oldest (3). eldest son, firstborn. ... /hebrew/1060.htm - 6k 1069. bakar -- to bear new fruit, to constitute as first-born 1067. bekirah -- first-born (always of women) 1062. bekorah -- the right of first- born 1064. Bekorath -- "first-born," a Benjamite 1074. Bokeru -- a Benjamite 1121. ben -- son Library The Firstborn. August the Eighteenth the Church of the Firstborn The First-Born Testimonies. 1. That Christ is the First-Born, and that He is the ... On Luke. Chap. Ii. 7 and if You Please, we Say that the Word was ... He Further Very Appositely Expounds the Meaning of the Term "Only ... How the Only-Begotten Son of God is Called First-Born. Since Then, in Reference to Our Hope of the Resurrection, Christ ... The Sacrifice of Purification, and the Ransom of the First-Born ... The Dedication Thesaurus Firstborn (119 Occurrences)... God claimed that the first-born males of man and of animals should be consecrated to him, the one as a priest (Exodus 19:22, 24 ...FIRSTBORN; FIRSTLING. ... /f/firstborn.htm - 46k First-born (110 Occurrences) Primogeniture First-begotten (2 Occurrences) Firstling (8 Occurrences) Firstbegotten (1 Occurrence) Birthright (10 Occurrences) Opens (30 Occurrences) Redeem (56 Occurrences) Males (51 Occurrences) Bible Concordance First-born (110 Occurrences)Matthew 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS. Luke 2:7 and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:23 as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord." Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature: Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he may have the pre-eminence. Hebrews 1:6 and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, 'And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;' Hebrews 11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them. Hebrews 12:23 to the great festal gathering and Church of the first-born, whose names are recorded in Heaven, and to a Judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood, Genesis 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, Genesis 19:31 And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: Genesis 19:33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Genesis 19:34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. Genesis 19:37 And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. Genesis 22:21 Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram. Genesis 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Genesis 27:19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Genesis 27:32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau. Genesis 29:26 And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; Genesis 36:15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, Genesis 38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. Genesis 38:7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him. Genesis 41:51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For,'said he, God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. Genesis 43:33 And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another. Genesis 46:8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first-born. Genesis 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born. Genesis 48:18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head. Genesis 49:3 Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power. Exodus 4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born: Exodus 4:23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born. Exodus 6:14 These are the heads of their fathers houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. Exodus 11:5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. Exodus 12:12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah. Exodus 12:29 And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. Exodus 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. Exodus 13:13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck: and all the first-born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem. Exodus 13:15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem. Exodus 22:29 Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. Exodus 34:19 Every first-born is mine: and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. Exodus 34:20 And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. Numbers 1:20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; Numbers 3:2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine: Numbers 3:13 for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah. Numbers 3:40 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. Numbers 3:41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me ( I am Jehovah ) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel: Numbers 3:42 and Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. Numbers 3:43 And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah. Numbers 3:46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, Numbers 3:50 from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five'shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: Numbers 8:16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. Numbers 8:17 For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. Numbers 8:18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. Numbers 26:5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; Numbers 33:4 while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments. Deuteronomy 21:15 If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated; Deuteronomy 21:16 then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born: Deuteronomy 21:17 but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his. Deuteronomy 25:6 And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel. Joshua 6:26 And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. Joshua 17:1 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. Judges 8:20 And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 1 Samuel 8:2 Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 1 Samuel 14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 1 Samuel 17:13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 2 Samuel 3:2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 1 Kings 16:34 In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. 2 Kings 3:27 and he taketh his son, the first-born who reigneth in his stead, and causeth him to ascend -- a burnt-offering on the wall, and there is great wrath against Israel, and they journey from off him, and turn back to the land. 1 Chronicles 1:13 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, 1 Chronicles 1:29 These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him. 1 Chronicles 2:13 and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, 1 Chronicles 2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. 1 Chronicles 2:27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 1 Chronicles 2:42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, 1 Chronicles 3:1 Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; 1 Chronicles 3:15 And the sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem. 1 Chronicles 5:1 And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel ( for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 1 Chronicles 5:3 the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 1 Chronicles 6:28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Joel, and the second Abijah. 1 Chronicles 8:1 And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 1 Chronicles 8:30 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 1 Chronicles 8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 1 Chronicles 9:5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons. 1 Chronicles 9:31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans. 1 Chronicles 9:36 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 1 Chronicles 26:2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 1 Chronicles 26:4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, 1 Chronicles 26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief), 2 Chronicles 21:3 And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born. Nehemiah 10:36 also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God; Job 1:13 And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born. Job 1:18 While this 'one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born. Job 18:13 The members of his body shall be devoured, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members. Psalms 78:51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham. Subtopics Related Terms First-begotten (2 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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