Deuteronomy 21:17 (WEB)
but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his.
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“I suppose there is a difference between the abundance of the river, and that of the rivulets.Elijah’s spirit was given in double measure to Elisha, and thus double grace wrought greater miracles.” — editor's note: Correctly, a portion of two, i.e., the portion of a first-born. Deut. xxi. 17.
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