What the Bible says about

Firstborn

48 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

““Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.””
Exodus 13:2 BSB
“you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.”
Exodus 13:12-16 BSB
“You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.”
Exodus 22:29 BSB
“You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.”
Exodus 22:30 BSB
“The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.”
Exodus 34:19 BSB
“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 BSB
“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 BSB
“for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.””
Numbers 3:13 BSB
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