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Ach, still can’t believe he is gone. Reply
So if the woman has a girl as the first child and the second child is male that child isn't considered a first born for redemption purposes? Reply
That is correct, no redemption of the first-born would take place in such an instance. Please see Who Is Obligated in Pidyon Haben? for more about this. Reply
Pidyon Haben
Thank you for your prompt response o my question. Vaiter-----If a non-jew has children & then converts to Judaism & then has a male child, is this child considered the first child from the mother's womb which in turn needs a Pidyon Haben?
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Pidyon Haben
Pidyon Haben is performed with the "first-born" who open the Mother's womb. So yes, if Jacob performed Pidyon Haben he performed four of them.
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Pidyon Haben
In reference to the 7th Aliyah in Parsha BO, it is my understanding that the Mitzvah of Pidyon Haben falls upon the man, therefore the first male child born to him should be brought to the Priest.
My question is, if this Mitzvah is fulfilled with one wife is it necessary to fulfill this mitzvah with a 2nd wife.
Did our father Jacob have 4 Pidyon Haben's or did he fulfill the Mitzvah with the first male child born to him(Reuvain) from Leah?
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Why does the first born off the captives also have to die ? Wouldn’t it make sense that there were innocent Israelites in those prisons?
The firstborn humans are not killed. They are redeemed for money. Only the firstborn animal are killed if they cannot be redeemed.
Exodus 12:29 In the middle of the night the Eternal struck down all the male first born of Pharoah to the first-born of the captive who was in the dungeon It makes sense that there would be innocent Israelis being held captive in the dungeon Why the need to "strike down" the male first born of those captives ?