And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.(Deuteronomy 21:14)

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:(Deuteronomy 21:15)

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:(Deuteronomy 21:16)

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:(Deuteronomy 21:18)

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;(Deuteronomy 21:19)

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.(Deuteronomy 21:20)

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Deuteronomy 21:17 - Cross Reference

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. (Genesis 25:31)

And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. (Genesis 25:5)

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: (Genesis 49:3)

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. (Psalm 105:36)

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. (1 Chronicles 5:1)