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Two full grain baskets sit together, apart from one matching full basket.
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Deuteronomy 21:17

A Double Portion

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

Story guide: The paired baskets beside a single equal basket illustrate the double portion belonging to the firstborn.

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17But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that is found to belong to him, for he is the firstfruits of his vigor; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

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