birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born
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H1062 — בְּכֹרָה
be.kho.rah · birthright · Hebrew/Aramaic
9 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 25:31 · בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.Genesis 25:32 · בְּכֹרָֽה׃And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?Genesis 25:33 · בְּכֹרָת֖וֹAnd Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.Genesis 25:34 · הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סThen Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised [his] birthright.Genesis 27:36 · בְּכֹרָתִ֣יAnd he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?Genesis 43:33 · כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹAnd they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.Deuteronomy 21:17 · הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סBut he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.1 Chronicles 5:1 · בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ · לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, 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 5:2 · וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖הFor Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)