Deuteronomy 21:15
“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If a man have two wives,.... Which is supposed, but not approved of, though permitted because of the hardness of men's…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 21:15-17
Moses did not originate the rights of primogeniture (compare Gen 25:31), but recognized them, since he found them…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 21:15-17
This law restrains men from disinheriting their eldest sons out of mere caprice, and without just provocation.
I. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Deuteronomy 21:15-17
Of the right of the Firstborn
If a man have two sons by different wives, one loved and one hated, and his firstborn is…
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