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1. Despite the vagaries of birthright and ability, the family remained true to its long heritage in one respect, at least, and that was to its ancestral home
2. In America only the rich were resurrected in silicon in the 2160's, in Laurentia it was birthright
3. Despite the vagaries of birthright and
4. Turning towards Naria he spat out, “You witch! You are nothing but a filthy hybrid! Not even really one of us… an abomination! Yet they allow you sit on the throne that is mine by birthright!
5. His name and fame are the birthright of every American citizen
6. This monster that had almost claimed her seemed to jealously guard all that it had stolen, her birthright, only the edge of which had escaped its clutches
7. His sacrifice (restitution) seems to have been for the sin of artifice, contributing to his brother’s loss of his birthright
8. 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright
9. above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's, 3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel
10. Jacob, the younger brother, of his birthright (the inheritance that he would receive
11. Hebrews 12: 16 states that the sale of the birthright by Esau was sinful
12. 12 And he said to his brother Jacob, notice I shall die this day, and therefore then, do I want the birthright? And Jacob acted wisely with Esau in this matter, and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob, for it was so brought about by the Lord
13. 10 And Esau said, Is he not rightly called Jacob? for he has supplanted me twice, he took away my birthright and now he has taken away my blessing; and Esau wept greatly; and when Isaac heard the voice of his son, Esau weeping, Isaac said to Esau, What can I do, my son, your brother came with subtlety and took away your blessing, and Esau hated his brother Jacob on account of the blessing that his father had given him, and his anger was greatly roused against him
14. 15 At that time the portion of birthright, together with the kingly and priestly offices, was removed from the sons of Reuben, for he had profaned his father's bed, and the birthright was given to Joseph, the kingly office to Judah, and the priesthood to Levi, because Reuben had defiled his father's bed
15. (Again, the birthright is that through which Christ would come and Esau did
16. (Esau still claims his birthright, but he sold it and now would never have it
17. 12 And he said to his brother Jacob notice I shall die this day and therefore then do I want the birthright? And Jacob acted wisely with Esau in this matter and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for it was so brought about by the Lord
18. 10 And Esau said Is he not rightly called Jacob? for he has supplanted me twice he took away my birthright and now he has taken away my blessing; and Esau wept greatly; and when Isaac heard the voice of his son Esau weeping Isaac said to Esau What can I do my son your brother came with subtlety and took away your blessing and Esau hated his brother Jacob on account of the blessing that his father had given him and his anger was greatly roused against him
19. 15 At that time the portion of birthright together with the kingly and priestly offices was removed from the sons of Reuben for he had profaned his father's bed and the birthright was given to Joseph the kingly office to Judah and the priesthood to Levi because Reuben had defiled his father's bed
20. That was no secret but Alice's post now as the new queen is not by birthright
21. Patel and his like take over and you lose what is yours by birthright
22. ‖ As he spoke, Kirby blatantly tested the blade‘s razor edge with his thumb, the reptilian slit of his eye belying his mammalian birthright
23. And would fight for his birthright
24. was the birthright of his sons
25. "That's why the right people with the proper gravitas and a noble birthright were destined to take charge
26. Niles Weiss betrayed the capitalist covenant he was obliged to protect by birthright
27. Young Esau must needs have his brother's pottage and sell his birthright: he never thought how much he should one day want it
28. “A Gireldine mother of three did a terrible thing to her two eldest sons––can’t remember what––and for fear of being mistreated in her old age, she designed for the birthright to fall to her youngest
29. Agreed, the right of the citizen for the profession and practice of one’s religion is unexceptionable as it constitutes the birthright
30. Juko thought back to the night that Suna, who was next in line to be Chieftain of their clan, publicly rejected his birthright during the Inheritance Rite
31. But, despite his best efforts, Juko's father steadfastly refused to pass the Birthright to his younger son, holding onto it for the day that Suna would return home
32. Sir Hugh held the jury entranced as he spelt out the agony of a young boy robbed of his birthright and a father accused of denying his young wife the tender embrace of true matrimony
33. He was so reckless and arrogant in his approach that he threw all caution and decorum to the wind, behaving as if it was his birthright to have sex with me
34. The monks would not be chosen as a birthright, but positions in the order could now be granted on merit from volunteers, who wanted to continue in the life of a Buddhist monk
35. With the love and attention that is the birthright of every child
36. What has happened since WW1 and the destruction and poisoning of the idea of ethnic national autonomy and racial ethnic purity as the natural birthright of every human on earth… is not only the reversal of this basic budding idea of national socialism spreading and the poison of interracial nations poisoned by languages and cultures which simply do not mix destroying their ethnic culture … but the mockery of this ideal has been twisted into an abomination of the complete reversal of the pure ideal it once was
37. Nine years since I renounced my duties as a Son of Horus, forgetting that it was more than duty, more, even than birthright
38. „For the obvious reasons,' he answered, „because it is both your birthright and destiny to
39. He would not believe in love, a woman's birthright
40. Alfred’ s acres were not Wulfric’s birthright, but they were better than nothing
41. Then said Christian, What means this? The Shepherds told them, This is a by-way to hell, a way that hypocrites go in at; namely, such as sell their birthright, with Esau; such as sell their master, with Judas; such as blaspheme the gospel, with Alexander; and that lie and dissemble, with Ananias and Sapphira his wife
42. Esau did sell his birthright indeed, and so do many besides, and by so doing exclude themselves from the chief blessing, as also that caitiff did; but you must put a difference betwixt Esau and Little-faith, and also betwixt their estates
43. Esau's birthright was typical, but Little-faith's jewels were not so; Esau's belly was his god, but Little-faith's belly was not so; Esau's want lay in his fleshly appetite, Little-faith's did not so
44. Besides, Esau could see no further than to the fulfilling of his lusts; "Behold, I am at the point to die, (said he), and what profit shall this birthright do me?" [Gen
45. 25:32] But Little-faith, though it was his lot to have but a little faith, was by his little faith kept from such extravagances, and made to see and prize his jewels more than to sell them, as Esau did his birthright
46. You read not anywhere that Esau had faith, no, not so much as a little; therefore, no marvel if, where the flesh only bears sway, (as it will in that man where no faith is to resist), if he sells his birthright, and his soul and all, and that to the devil of hell; for it is with such, as it is with the ass, who in her occasions cannot be turned away
47. “And what—you expect the other heir to like race back in and reclaim his birthright? I never wanted what Daddy has, Regan
48. They were driven by more than birthright
49. By the toll of a billion deaths man has bought his birthright of the earth, and it is his against all comers; it would still be his were the Martians ten times as mighty as they are
