Read Deuteronomy 21:17 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 21.17, Deuteronomy 21v17, Dt. 21:17. No. He is to recognize the firstborn, the son of the wife he doesn't love through the usual custom of giving him a double portion of all that he owns.…
Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 21.17, Deuteronomy 21v17, Dt. 21:17.
17 No. He is to recognize the firstborn, the son of the wife he doesn't love through the usual custom of giving him a double portion of all that he owns. The firstborn son is the firstfruits of his father's strength, and so the rights of the firstborn are his.