Exodus 4:22
4:22 You must say
to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says
the
Lord, “Israel is my son, my firstborn,
Exodus 13:2
13:2 “Set apart
to me every firstborn male – the first offspring of every womb
among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”
Deuteronomy 21:17
21:17 Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved
wife as firstborn and give him the double portion
of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power
– to him should go the right of the firstborn.
Psalms 89:27
89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
Jeremiah 31:9
31:9 They will come back shedding tears of contrition.
I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance.
I will lead them besides streams of water,
along smooth paths where they will never stumble.
I will do this because I am Israel’s father;
Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”
James 1:18
1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth
through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Revelation 14:4
14:4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb,