Exodus 13:2

God's Word

“Set apart every firstborn male for me. Every firstborn male offspring among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:36

Following the directions in the Teachings, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the firstborn of our sons, our cattle, and our flocks to the priests serving in our God’s temple.

Nehemiah 10:37

Also, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the best of our coarse flour, contributions, fruit from every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the storerooms. We will bring for the Levites one-tenth of the produce from our fields, because the Levites are the ones who collect one-tenth of the produce from all our farm communities.

Exodus 13:1

The Lord spoke to Moses,

Exodus 22:28

“Never show disrespect for God or curse a leader of your people.

Exodus 23:19

“You must bring the best of the first produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Exodus 4:22

Then tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

Ezekiel 16:20

“ ‘You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Wasn’t your prostitution enough?

Ezekiel 16:21

You slaughtered my children and presented them as burnt offerings to idols.

Leviticus 27:26

“A firstborn animal already belongs to the Lord because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord.

Numbers 18:15

Every firstborn male, human or animal, that is brought to the Lord is yours. But you must buy back every firstborn son and the firstborn male of any unclean animal.

Numbers 3:12

“Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine,

Numbers 3:13

because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am the Lord.”

Luke 2:23

They did exactly what was written in the Lord’s Teachings: “Every firstborn boy is to be set apart as holy to the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 15:19

You must dedicate every firstborn male from your herds and flocks to the Lord your God. Never use a firstborn ox for work, and never shear a firstborn sheep.

Hebrews 12:23

and to the assembly of God’s firstborn children (whose names are written in heaven). You have come to a judge (the God of all people) and to the spirits of people who have God’s approval and have gained eternal life.