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God's Response to Human Power Structures – Firstborn E1

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What Is This Practice?

The practice was widespread in the ancient Near East and that it's the general assumed backdrop of the biblical story. The Babylonian laws, the sons of a first wife received two thirds of the inheritance while the sons of the second wife received one third. In the New Kingdom era, he says the oldest son was the expected heir but the whole family or an appointed trustee could become the heir.

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