1. Genesis 25:27-34
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man living in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for the game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished…
2. Genesis 25:31
But Jacob said, “First sell me your birth right.”
3. Genesis 43:33
Now they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birth right and the youngest, according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
4. Deuteronomy 21:16
Then it shall be in the day he wills what he has to his sons, he cannot make the son of the loved the firstborn before the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn.
5. 2 Chronicles 21:3
Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
6. Hebrews 12:16
That there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
7. Genesis 25:29-34
When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished; and Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me have a swallow of that red stuff there, for I am famished.” Therefore, his name was called Edom. But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.”read more.
8. Hebrews 12:16-17
that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it with tears.
9. Deuteronomy 21:15-16
“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved, then it shall be in the day he wills what he has to his sons, he cannot make the son of the loved the firstborn before the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn.
10. Hebrews 1:2
In these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
11. Deuteronomy 21:15-17
“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved, then it shall be in the day he wills what he has to his sons, he cannot make the son of the loved the firstborn before the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn. But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
12. 1 Chronicles 26:10
Also, Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),
13. 2 Chronicles 21:1-3
Then Jehoshaphat slept with his father and was buried with his father in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in his place. He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
14. Judges 11:1-2
Now, Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah. Gilead’s wife bore him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”
15. Genesis 21:8-13
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. Therefore, she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.”read more.
16. Numbers 27:1-11
Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came near; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah. They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, saying, “Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.read more.
17. 2 Chronicles 11:18-22
Then Rehoboam took as a wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son of David and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse, and she bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham. After her, he took Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him. Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.read more.
18. 1 Chronicles 5:1
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
19. Genesis 49:3-4
“Reuben, you are my firstborn; my might and the beginning of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power. “Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
20. Romans 8:17
And if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
21. Galatians 4:7
Therefore, you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.
22. Colossians 1:15
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
23. Genesis 25:5-6
Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.
