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THE FIRSTBORN HAS PRIESTLY RIGHTS
Midrash Rabbah - Genesis 63:13
AND JACOB SAID: SWEAR TO ME, etc (Gen 25:33)
Why did Jacob display such eagerness for the birthright? Because we learned: Before the Tabernacle … the sacrificial service was performed by firstborn; after it was erected … the sacrificial service was performed by priests.