Moses did not originate the rights of primogeniture , but recognized them, since he found them pre-existing in the general social system of the Eas…

Deuteronomy 21:15–17. THE BIRTHRIGHT.

One beloved, and another hated —that is, one preferr…

If a man has two wives. Since it is here provided that a father should not unjustly transfer what belongs to one son to another, this is a…

If a man have two wives
Which is supposed, but not approved of, though permitted because of the hardness of men's he…

This law restrains men from disinheriting their eldest sons without just cause. The principle in this case regarding children is still binding on p…