Sanctification (Easton)
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A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle. God claimed that the first-born males of man and of animals should be consecrated to him, the one as a priest ( Exodus 19:22,24 ), representing the family to which he belonged, and the other to be offered up in sacrifice ( Genesis 4:4 ).
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)