Luke 2:23 Cross References

Luke 2:23

23: The law of the Lord says, "If a woman's first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord."

Exodus 13:2

  1. "Dedicate to me all the firstborn sons of Israel and every firstborn male animal. They are mine."

Numbers 3:13

  1. because all the firstborn sons are mine. From the day I killed all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel of both men and animals. They are mine; I am the LORD."

Exodus 22:29

  1. "Do not hold anything back when you give me the tithe of your crops and your wine. "You must make the necessary payment for redemption of your firstborn sons.

Numbers 8:16

  1. "Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes.
  2. For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both people and animals. I set them apart for myself on the night I killed all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians.

Exodus 34:19

  1. "Every firstborn male belongs to me--of both cattle and sheep.

Exodus 13:12

  1. All firstborn sons and firstborn male animals must be presented to the LORD.
  2. A firstborn male donkey may be redeemed from the LORD by presenting a lamb in its place. But if you decide not to make the exchange, the donkey must be killed by breaking its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn son.
  3. "And in the future, your children will ask you, `What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, `With mighty power the LORD brought us out of Egypt from our slavery.
  4. Pharaoh refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why we now offer all the firstborn males to the LORD--except that the firstborn sons are always redeemed.'

Numbers 18:15

  1. "The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn males of ritually unclean animals.
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