by giving: Genesis 25:5-6, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 25:34; 1 Chronicles 5:1-2
that he hath: Heb. that is found with him
the beginning: Genesis 49:3; Psalms 105:36
the right: Genesis 25:31-34
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Deuteronomy 21:17
Deuteronomy 21:17
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