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Daemon bungled that order and had Aegon's firstborn son and heir, Jaeherys, murdered instead.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Shortly after they wed, the couple welcomed their firstborn, Vivian, the following month.
—Giana Levy, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Did the bound children merely refer to the killing of the firstborn, part of the story of Passover, and did the drops of blood allude to the red wine dribbled by seder participants onto the plate to indicate their sorrow at Egyptian suffering?
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
The mom of two smiled big with her arm around her firstborn, rocking a black dress with a sheer corset bodice and latex bubble skirt.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Shortly after they wed, the couple welcomed their firstborn, Vivian, the following month.
—Giana Levy, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Did the bound children merely refer to the killing of the firstborn, part of the story of Passover, and did the drops of blood allude to the red wine dribbled by seder participants onto the plate to indicate their sorrow at Egyptian suffering?
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
The mom of two smiled big with her arm around her firstborn, rocking a black dress with a sheer corset bodice and latex bubble skirt.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Firstborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firstborn. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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