Question
Why don’t the laws of the first born apply to a father’s first child?
Answer
The laws of the first born apply to (some) animals as well as to people, and in the case of animals, fatherhood is usually not known.
Ask the Rabbi: answers from Project Genesis rabbis
Why don’t the laws of the first born apply to a father’s first child?
The laws of the first born apply to (some) animals as well as to people, and in the case of animals, fatherhood is usually not known.