this day. Hebrew "as on this very day. "Figure of speech Simile. App-6. Compare Luke 23:43.
birthright. Included (1) the Father's blessing and supremacy (which went to Jacob, Genesis 27, and Jud 49:8. 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:2); (2). double portion (which went to Joseph, Genesis 48; 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:2); and (3) the Domestic Priesthood (which after going to the firstborn of each family was vested in Levi for the whole nation. Numbers 3:6; Numbers 3:12. Compare Numbers 16:1-3).