Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Firstborn’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Firstborn’ occurs 97 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 4:4 Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts.Genesis 4:4
Genesis 10:15 Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,Genesis 10:15
Genesis 22:21 Uz, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of the Syrians,Genesis 22:21
Genesis 25:13 And these are the names of his sons according to their language and generations. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,Genesis 25:13
Genesis 25:31 Jacob said to him, “Sell me your right of the firstborn.”Genesis 25:31
Genesis 25:32 He answered, “Lo, I am dying, what will the right of the firstborn provide for me?”Genesis 25:32
Genesis 25:33 Jacob said, “So then, swear to me.” Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.Genesis 25:33
Genesis 25:34 And so, taking bread and the food of lentils, he ate, and he drank, and he went away, giving little weight to having sold the right of the firstborn.Genesis 25:34
Genesis 27:19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”Genesis 27:19
Genesis 27:32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”Genesis 27:32
Genesis 36:15 These were leaders of the sons of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: leader Teman, leader Omar, leader Zepho, leader Kenez,Genesis 36:15
Genesis 41:51 And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has caused me to forget all my labors and the house of my father.”Genesis 41:51
Genesis 43:33 they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his state of life. And they wondered exceedingly,Genesis 43:33
Genesis 46:8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.Genesis 46:8
Genesis 48:18 And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”Genesis 48:18
Genesis 49:3 Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strength and the beginning of my sorrow: first in gifts, greater in authority.Genesis 49:3
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Genesis: 16
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 4:22 And you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Israel is my firstborn son.Exodus 4:22
Exodus 4:23 I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn son.’ ”Exodus 4:23
Exodus 6:14 These are the leaders of the houses by their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.Exodus 6:14
Exodus 11:5 And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the handmaid, who is at the millstone, and all the firstborn of the beasts of burden.Exodus 11:5
Exodus 12:12 And I will cross through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man, even to cattle. And I will bring judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.Exodus 12:12
Exodus 12:29 Then it happened, in the middle of the night: the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the captive woman who was in prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.Exodus 12:29
Exodus 13:2 “Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, as much of men as of cattle. For they are all mine.”Exodus 13:2
Exodus 13:13 The firstborn of a donkey you will exchange for a sheep. And if you will not redeem it, you shall put it to death. But every firstborn of man among your sons, you shall redeem with a price.Exodus 13:13
Exodus 13:15 For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts. For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’Exodus 13:15
Exodus 22:29 You shall not delay in paying your tithes and your first-fruits. You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.Exodus 22:29
Exodus 34:20 The firstborn of a donkey, you shall redeem with a sheep. But if you will not give a price for it, it shall be slain. The firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. You shall not appear empty in my sight.Exodus 34:20
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Exodus: 11
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 27:26 The firstborn, which belong to the Lord, no one is able to sanctify or vow, whether it is an ox, or a sheep, they are for the Lord.Leviticus 27:26
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 1:20 Of Ruben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations and families and houses, and the names of each head, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,Numbers 1:20
Numbers 3:2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.Numbers 3:2
Numbers 3:12 “I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, shall be mine.Numbers 3:12
Numbers 3:13 For every firstborn is mine. From the time that I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified for myself whatever is born first in Israel. From man, even to beast, they are mine. I am the Lord.”Numbers 3:13
Numbers 3:40 And the Lord said to Moses: “Number the firstborn of the male sex from the sons of Israel, from one month and above, and you shall take their total.Numbers 3:40
Numbers 3:41 And you shall bring the Levites to me, in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and you shall bring their cattle to me, in place of all the firstborn of the cattle of the sons of Israel. I am the Lord.”Numbers 3:41
Numbers 3:42 Moses took a census, just as the Lord had instructed, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel.Numbers 3:42
Numbers 3:45 “Take the Levites, in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.Numbers 3:45
Numbers 3:46 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of firstborn of the sons of Israel,Numbers 3:46
Numbers 3:50 in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel: one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary.Numbers 3:50
Numbers 8:16 I have accepted them in place of the firstborn which open every womb in Israel.Numbers 8:16
Numbers 8:17 For all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, as much from men as from beasts, are mine. From the day when I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified them to myself.Numbers 8:17
Numbers 8:18 And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel.Numbers 8:18
Numbers 18:15 Whatever goes out first from the womb, of all flesh, which they offer to the Lord, whether from men or from cattle, shall be your right; yet only in so far as, for the firstborn of man, you shall accept a price. And every animal that is unclean you shall cause to be redeemed.Numbers 18:15
Numbers 18:17 But the firstborn of a cow, or of a sheep, or of a goat, you shall not cause to be redeemed, because they have been sanctified to the Lord. Thus, their blood you shall pour out upon the altar, and their fat you shall burn as a most sweet odor to the Lord.Numbers 18:17
Numbers 26:5 Ruben, the firstborn of Israel; his son, Hanoch, from whom is the family of the Hanochites; and Pallu, from whom is the family of the Palluites;Numbers 26:5
Numbers 33:4 And these were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down (for so, too, did he carry out retribution against their gods).Numbers 33:4
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Numbers: 17
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:6 And you shall offer, in that place, your holocausts and victims, the tithes and first-fruits of your hands, and your vows and gifts, the firstborn of the cattle and of the sheep.Deuteronomy 12:6
Deuteronomy 12:17 You may not eat in your towns the tithes of your crops, and your wine and oil, the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, nor anything which you will vow, or which you will offer spontaneously, nor the first-fruits of your hands.Deuteronomy 12:17
Deuteronomy 14:23 And you shall eat these in the sight of the Lord your God, in the place which he will choose, so that his name may be invoked there: the tenth part of your grain and wine and oil, and the firstborn from the herds and your sheep. So may you learn to fear the Lord your God at all times.Deuteronomy 14:23
Deuteronomy 15:19 Of the firstborn, those born from your herds and sheep, you shall sanctify to the Lord your God whatever is of the male sex. You shall not put the firstborn of the oxen to work, nor shall you shear the firstborn of the sheep.Deuteronomy 15:19
Deuteronomy 21:15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other hated, and they have produced children by him, and if the son of the hated wife is the firstborn,Deuteronomy 21:15
Deuteronomy 21:16 and if he wishes to divide his substance among his sons: he cannot make the son of the beloved wife the firstborn, and so prefer him before the son of the hated wife.Deuteronomy 21:16
Deuteronomy 21:17 Instead, he shall acknowledge the son of the hated wife as the firstborn, and he shall give to him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first among his children, and the rights of the firstborn are owed to him.Deuteronomy 21:17
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Deuteronomy: 7
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 6:26 “Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.”Joshua 6:26
Joshua 17:1 Now this lot fell to the tribe of Manasseh, since he is the firstborn of Joseph: to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, who was a fighting man, and he had as a possession Gilead and Bashan;Joshua 17:1
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Joshua: 2
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:20 And he said to Jether, his firstborn son, “Rise up, and put them to death.” But he did not draw his sword. For he was afraid, being still a boy.Judges 8:20
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.1 Samuel 8:2
1 Samuel 14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua. And as for the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn daughter was Merab, and the name of the younger one was Michal.1 Samuel 14:49
1 Samuel 17:13 Now his three eldest sons followed Saul into battle. And the names of his three sons, who went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Shammah.1 Samuel 17:13
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:2 And sons were born to David in Hebron. And his firstborn son was Amnon, from Ahinoam the Jezreelite.2 Samuel 3:2
2 Samuel 13:21 And when king David had heard about these things, he was deeply grieved. But he was not willing to afflict the spirit of his son Amnon. For he loved him, since he was his firstborn.2 Samuel 13:21
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 16:34 In his days, Hiel from Bethel built up Jericho. With Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it, and with Segub, his youngest son, he set up its gates, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the hand of Joshua, the son of Nun.1 Kings 16:34
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 3:27 And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.2 Kings 3:27
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 1:13 Truly, Canaan conceived Sidon, his firstborn, as well as the Hittite,1 Chronicles 1:13
1 Chronicles 1:29 And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,1 Chronicles 1:29
1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite. But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and so he killed him.1 Chronicles 2:3
1 Chronicles 2:13 Now Jesse conceived the firstborn Eliab, the second Abinadab, the third Shammah,1 Chronicles 2:13
1 Chronicles 2:25 Now sons were born to Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.1 Chronicles 2:25
1 Chronicles 2:27 Then too, the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.1 Chronicles 2:27
1 Chronicles 2:42 And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mesha, the father of Hebron.1 Chronicles 2:42
1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha: Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim;1 Chronicles 2:50
1 Chronicles 3:1 Truly, David had these sons, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, from Abigail the Carmelite;1 Chronicles 3:1
1 Chronicles 3:15 Now the sons of Josiah were these: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.1 Chronicles 3:15
1 Chronicles 4:4 Now Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Bethlehem.1 Chronicles 4:4
1 Chronicles 5:1 Also, there were the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. For indeed, he was his firstborn, but when he had violated the bed of his father, his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and he was not reputed as firstborn.1 Chronicles 5:1
1 Chronicles 5:2 Moreover, Judah, who was strongest among his brothers, from his stock leaders sprung up, but the right of firstborn was reputed to Joseph.1 Chronicles 5:2
1 Chronicles 5:3 So then, the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.1 Chronicles 5:3
1 Chronicles 6:28 The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.1 Chronicles 6:28
1 Chronicles 8:1 Now Benjamin conceived Bela as his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,1 Chronicles 8:1
1 Chronicles 8:30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,1 Chronicles 8:30
1 Chronicles 8:39 Then the sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.1 Chronicles 8:39
1 Chronicles 9:5 And from Shiloni: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.1 Chronicles 9:5
1 Chronicles 9:31 And Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of those things that were cooked in a frying pan.1 Chronicles 9:31
1 Chronicles 9:36 His firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,1 Chronicles 9:36
1 Chronicles 26:2 The sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,1 Chronicles 26:2
1 Chronicles 26:4 Then the sons of Obededom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,1 Chronicles 26:4
1 Chronicles 26:10 Now, from Hosah, that is, from the sons of Merari: Shimri the leader, for he had not had a firstborn son, and so, because of this, his father had appointed him as the leader,1 Chronicles 26:10
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 1 Chronicles: 24
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 21:3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.2 Chronicles 21:3
Number of the word / term Firstborn in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:36 and the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, just as it was written in the law, and the firstborn of our oxen and our sheep, so that they might be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God,Nehemiah 10:36
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Nehemiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 14:30 And the firstborn of the poor will be pastured, and the poor will rest in faithfulness. And I will cause your root to pass away by famine, and I will put to death your remnant.Isaiah 14:30
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:9 They will approach with weeping. And I will lead them back with mercy. And I will lead them through the torrents of water, by an upright way, and they will not stumble in it. For I have become Father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.”Jeremiah 31:9
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 44:30 And the first-fruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations out of all that is offered, shall belong to the priests. And you shall give the first-fruits of your foods to the priest, so that he may return a blessing to your house.Ezekiel 44:30
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Micah
Micah 6:7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he-goats? How could I give up my firstborn because of my evil deed, the fruit of my womb because of the sin of my soul?Micah 6:7
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of prayers. And they will look upon me, whom they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will feel sorrow over him, as one would be sorrowful at the death of a firstborn.Zechariah 12:10
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 1:25 And he knew her not, yet she bore her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.Matthew 1:25
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Luke
Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son. And she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn.Luke 2:7
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Romans
Romans 8:29 For those whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, in conformity with the image of his Son, so that he might be the Firstborn among many brothers.Romans 8:29
Number of the word / term Firstborn in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Firstborn’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 11:28 By faith, he celebrated the Passover and the shedding of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.Hebrews 11:28
Number of the word / term ‘Firstborn’ in Hebrews: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 97
