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Two separate sleeping mats flank a small empty woven basket in a household court.
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Deuteronomy 21:15

The Firstborn of the Unloved Wife

Answer for Innocent Blood and Guard the Household Laws · Deuteronomy 21

Story guide: The two sleeping places introduce the household law protecting the firstborn son of the unloved wife.

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15If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, and the firstborn son belongs to the unloved wife,

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