Bekorah refers to the birthright — the privileges and inheritance belonging to the firstborn son. In ancient Israel, the firstborn received a double portion of the father's estate and carried the family's spiritual leadership. The word derives from bekor (בְּכוֹר, H1060), meaning "firstborn." The birthright was not merely an economic arrangement but a sacred trust carrying covenantal significance.
The most famous birthright narrative is Esau selling his bekorah to Jacob for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:31–34), an act the author of Hebrews calls profane (Hebrews 12:16). This event reverses primogeniture — a recurring biblical theme showing that God's election does not follow human convention. The birthright points forward to Christ, the true Firstborn over all creation (Colossians 1:15), whose inheritance believers share by adoption.