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A child whose mother is known, but not the father, was known as "silent one" (Hebrew: shetuki), and fell into the same category as a foundling; [19] this status, however, could be changed if the mother knew and revealed the identity of the father. [19] The mamzer status is hereditary – a child of a mamzer (whether mother or father) is also a ...
Primogeniture (/ ˌ p r aɪ m ə ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ tʃ ər,-oʊ-/) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative.
Some interpretations of the word "unique" attempt to preclude birth, yet the full Greek meaning is always in the context of a child (genes). A unique child is also a born child, hence the full meaning of the word "begotten" as found in John 3:16 (KJV), for example. In applying this to Christ's begottenness, He is unique (virgin birth, for ...
Bathing of the baby Peres depicted in a gravure print by Harmen Jansz Muller [], 1564–1568. 27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb! 28 While she was in labor, one of them put out a hand, and the midwife tied a crimson thread on that hand, to signify: This one came out first. 29 But just then it drew back its hand, and out came its brother; and she said ...
A child of such illicit unions was defined as a natin. [19] Whereas the Biblical prohibitions against intermarriage with the Moabites , Ammonites , Egyptians and Edomites only applied for a certain number of generations or did not apply at all to their daughters, the ban on marriage with Mamzerim and Nethinim was deemed "perpetual and applies ...
An illegitimate child, one whose parents were not legally married, usually has the same claims as any other child under statutory inheritance. Nowadays legitimacy rarely affects an individual's ...
In Norwegian dictionaries the origin of the word bastard is said to be an old Norse word, bastarðr, meaning son of a mistress (frille) (See dictionary entry here).I find that a bit more plausible than child of a packsaddle, but I don't really know enough about the subject to edit the article here.
A common concern when adopting a Jewish-born child is whether the pregnancy has occurred as a result of incest or adultery. Should this be the case, the child is considered illegitimate and takes on the status of a mamzer. [4] Jewish law forbids a mamzer from marrying another Jew of legitimate birth, which is the majority of the Jewish ...