Deuteronomy 21:15. THE BIRTHRIGHT.

(15) One beloved, and another hated — i.e., one preferred above the other, according to the idiomatic use of this phrase in Hebrew.

(17) A double portion. — Literally, the mouth of two, i.e., two shares. Supposing there were four sons, the estate would be divided into five shares, and the firstborn would take two. So Jacob said to Joseph (Genesis 48:22): “I have given thee one portion above thy brethren.” The birthright of which Reuben was deprived for ill conduct, was given to Joseph’s sons (1 Chronicles 5:1). So Elisha said to Elijah before they were parted. “I pray thee let a double portion (the first-born’s share) of thy spirit be upon me (2 Kings 2:9).

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