The Joseph Smith Translation: Of Firstlings, Firstborn, Lot, and Lineage

By Alvin H. Andrew · March 24, 2026 Especially this: It is interesting to note that from Adam until Jesus Christ the firstborn son never inherited the covenantal birthright and patriarchal priesthood. This was generally because of their unworthiness or perhaps as we see in the case of Ishmael, they were not born to the first wife. Biblically it was always a younger son who obtained the covenantal priesthood birthright among whom were Abel, Seth, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and others.