Discovery BoxGenesis 22:21 
Context22:21 Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 1
Genesis 27:32
Context27:32 His father Isaac asked, 2 “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” 3 he replied, “Esau!”
Genesis 38:6
Context38:6 Judah acquired 4 a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
1 sn This parenthetical note about Kemuel’s descendant is probably a later insertion by the author/compiler of Genesis and not part of the original announcement.
2 tn Heb “said.”
3 tn Heb “and he said, ‘I [am] your son, your firstborn.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Heb “and Judah took.”
