pidyon ha-ben (Jewish ceremony in which the father redeems his wife's firstborn son by offering to a cohen the equivalent of five silver shekels)

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• pidyon ha-ben — ▪ Judaism (Hebrew: “redemption of the son”),plural  Pidyon Ha bonin, or Pidyon Ha bens,         Jewish ceremony in which the father redeems his wife s firstborn son by offering to a cohen (a male Jew descended from the first priest, Aaron) the… …   Universalium

• FIRSTBORN — In the Bible Primogeniture is a persistent and widespread institution whose legal, social, and religious features were reflected in the norms of ancient Israelite society. Biblical legislation gave the firstborn male a special status with respect …   Encyclopedia of Judaism