Deuteronomy 21:16 meaning and explanation
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, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is instructing Israel on the eve of entering Canaan, and here he addresses a household where a man has two wives and favors one over the other. The verse forbids a father from using his preference to promote the beloved wife's son above the son who is legally firstborn.
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