Bible Cross References
the firstling
Deuteronomy 15:19-22
19
"Set aside for the LORD your God all the first-born males of your cattle and sheep; don't use any of these cattle for work and don't shear any of these sheep.
20
Each year you and your family are to eat them in the LORD's presence at the one place of worship.
21
But if there is anything wrong with the animals, if they are crippled or blind or have any other serious defect, you must not sacrifice them to the LORD your God.
22
You may eat such animals at home. All of you, whether ritually clean or unclean, may eat them, just as you eat deer or antelope.
thou shalt
Exodus 29:16
Kill it, and take its blood and throw it against all four sides of the altar.
Leviticus 3:2-5
2
You shall put your hand on the head of the animal and kill it at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence. The Aaronite priests shall throw the blood against all four sides of the altar
3
and present the following parts of the animal as a food offering to the LORD: all the fat on the internal organs,
4
the kidneys and the fat on them, and the best part of the liver.
5
The priests shall burn all this on the altar along with the burnt offerings. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the LORD.