Quotes about Firstborn
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
— Numbers 3:2
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
— Numbers 3:40
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
— Psalm 78:51
But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.
— Leviticus 27:26
And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
— Exodus 13:15
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
— Genesis 27:19
Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
— Genesis 22:21
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
— Genesis 38:29
You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.
— Exodus 13:13
The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
— Exodus 34:19
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
— Exodus 34:20
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
— Exodus 12:12