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Talmud
The William Davidson Edition
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Composed: Talmudic Babylon, c.450 - c.550 CE
Bekhorot (“Firstborns”) is a tractate in Seder Kodashim (“Order of Holy Things") that discusses three categories of firstborns: a woman’s firstborn son, the male firstborn of a kosher domesticated animal, and a male firstborn donkey. The Torah assigns a sacred status to each of these and requires them to be consecrated - either through transfer to a priest, redemption, or sacrifice, depending on the firstborn and the circumstances. Bekhorot discusses details of this process, such as determining whether an animal is a firstborn in questionable cases and blemishes that disqualify a firstborn animal from being sacrificed in the Temple.

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Laws of Animal Firstlings
Additional Gifts to the Priesthood
Laws of Animal Sacrifices
Laws of the Animal Tithe
Laws of Those Disqualified from Service
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