First-born

First-born son of the king and rightful ruler of the land, but the evil blah blah blah and the couple who raised me were so nice, blah blah blah, but times were hard, blah blah blah, gravel for breakfast, blah blah blah, then the call to adventure came and blah blah blah, the things I've seen, let me tell you ...

The Epic and the Past Hal Duncan 2008

First-born son of the king and rightful ruler of the land, but the evil blah blah blah and the couple who raised me were so nice, blah blah blah, but times were hard, blah blah blah, gravel for breakfast, blah blah blah, then the call to adventure came and blah blah blah, the things I've seen, let me tell you ...

Archive 2008-03-01 Hal Duncan 2008

First-born animals are sacrificed; obviously first-born sons are not.

The Muse in the Machine David Gelernter 1994

For the priesthood is the very highest point of all good things among men, against which whosoever is mad enough to strive, dishonours not man, but God, and Christ Jesus, the First-born, and the only High Priest, by nature, of the Father.

ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001

For every demon, when exorcised in the name of this very Son of God -- who is the First-born of every creature, who became man by the Virgin, who suffered, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate by your nation, who died, who rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven -- is overcome and subdued.

ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001

Some even said that, in the hands of a wise and anointed elf, the Anlage could reveal the earliest days-in the Age of Dreams, when the First-born of the world opened their eyes to moonlight upon a newly awakened planet.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

First-born of the new dynasty, it was fitting he should attract as he did the deepest tenderness and solicitude of the chief.

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

Prakriti in the form of Mind; He that is giver of felicity; He that has taken repeated births (for the protection of righteousness and the righteous); He that is First-born of all existent things; He that transcends despair (in consequence of the fruition of all His wishes); He that forgives the righteous when they trip; He that is the foundation upon which the universe rests; He that is most wonderful

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Secondly, because this would have been derogatory to the dignity of the incarnate Son of God, as He is the First-born of many brethren, according to the human nature, even as He is the

Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Aquinas Thomas

Salutations to thee, O Hrishikesa, O foremost of Beings, O thou that art the First-born!

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli