Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'birthright' occurs 10 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'birthright' in the standard works and contain 70% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 25:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

 25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.





1 Chr. 5:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

 5:1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

 5:2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
NT 1 0 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 10 0 10

Gen. 25:31
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

Gen. 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

Gen. 25:33
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Gen. 25:34
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Gen. 27:36
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

Gen. 43:33
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

1 Chr. 5:1
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

1 Chr. 5:2
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Heb. 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.