firstborn sanctification of the

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firstborn sanctification of the - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  First-born, Sanctification of the
  A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man
  and of cattle. God claimed that the first-born males of man and
  of animals should be consecrated to him, the one as a priest
  (Ex. 19:22, 24), representing the family to which he belonged,
  and the other to be offered up in sacrifice (Gen. 4:4).