16 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
Deuteronomy 21:16
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Exodus 21:9–11
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Numbers 27:7–9
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Book of Jubilees 28:6–8
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Deuteronomy 25:5–7
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Ezekiel 46:17–19
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Deuteronomy 22:29–30
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Genesis 48:5–7
5 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of…
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