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God's Response to Human Power Structures – Firstborn E1

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The Law in Deuteronomy - The Firstborn Son

In ancient Near Eastern literature, there is a basic assumption that this practice of giving the firstborn son was the norm. There are also laws that do make exceptions,. Also down in Egypt, in Babylon, and Assyria, but all the laws are usually little, unique variations. The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary goes through every story and poem to illuminate or add some multi-dimensional color to many metaphors to the story.

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