Deuteronomy 21:15 meaning and explanation

If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

Deuteronomy 21:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is setting out case law for Israel as they prepare to enter the promised land. This verse introduces a legal scenario in a society where polygamy was practiced, though it was never God's ideal from creation.

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