Heir

Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among "the sons of his legitimate wives (Gen. 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the" eldest son getting a larger portion than the rest. The Mosaic law made specific regulations regarding the transmission of real "property, which are given in detail in Deut. 21:17; Num. 27:8;" 36:6; 27:9-11. Succession to property was a matter of right and "not of favour. Christ is the "heir of all things" (Heb. 1:2;" "Col. 1:15). Believers are heirs of the "promise," "of" "righteousness," "of the kingdom," "of the world," "of God," joint heirs with Christ (Gal 3:29; Heb. 6:17; 11:7; James 2:5; Rom. 4:13; 8:17).