Luke 2:23

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(As it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.")

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  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.
  • Num 3:13 : 13 For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of humans and of animals. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.
  • Exod 22:29 : 29 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep; let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
  • Exod 34:19 : 19 The firstborn of every womb belongs to Me, including the firstborn males of your livestock, whether ox or sheep.
  • Exod 13:12-15 : 12 you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. Every firstborn male of your livestock belongs to the LORD. 13 Redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you must break its neck. And you must redeem every firstborn among your sons. 14 In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both human and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb and redeem every firstborn of my sons.'
  • Num 8:16-17 : 16 For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites. 17 For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.
  • Num 18:15 : 15 Every firstborn that opens the womb, of all flesh offered to the LORD, whether human or animal, shall belong to you. However, you must surely redeem the firstborn of humans and redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

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    20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

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    22When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

  • Luke 2:24-28
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    24And they offered a sacrifice, according to what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

    25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

    26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

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    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

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    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

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