BIRTHRIGHT, An honorable title

Exodus 4:22

22. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

Psalms 89:27

27. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

Jeremiah 31:9

9. They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Romans 8:29

29. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Colossians 1:15

15. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Hebrews 1:6

6. And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.