Hebrew word · H1062
בְּכֹרָה
bekhorah
birthright
Appears 10 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
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Where it appears
Genesis · 6
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Genesis 25:31 בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ birthright your
“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
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Genesis 25:32 בְּכֹרָֽה׃ [is] a birthright
“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
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Genesis 25:33 בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ birthright his
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
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Genesis 25:34 הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס the birthright
Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
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Genesis 27:36 בְּכֹרָתִ֣י birthright my
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
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Genesis 43:33 כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ according to birthright his
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Deuteronomy · 1
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Deuteronomy 21:17 הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס the birthright
Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
1 Chronicles · 3
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1 Chronicles 5:1 בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ birthright his, to the birthright
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
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1 Chronicles 5:2 וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה and the birthright
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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