’ s ], " ▁and ▁this ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁first born ▁applies ▁to ▁a ▁man ' s ▁estate ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁a ▁woman ' s . ▁ ▁A ▁Mid r ash ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁I sh ma el ites ▁came ▁before ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great ▁to ▁dispute ▁the ▁birth right ▁with ▁Israel , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁C ana an ites ▁and ▁the ▁Egypt ians . ▁The ▁I sh ma el ites ▁based ▁their ▁claim ▁on ▁ ▁" But ▁he ▁shall ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁first born , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁h ated ," ▁and ▁I sh ma el ▁was ▁the ▁first born . ▁Geb iah ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Kos em ▁representing ▁the ▁Jews , ▁asked ▁Alexander ▁whether ▁a ▁man ▁could ▁not ▁do ▁as ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁his ▁sons . ▁When ▁Alexander ▁replied ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁could , ▁Geb iah ▁quoted ▁ ▁" And ▁Abraham ▁gave ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁Isaac ." ▁The ▁I sh ma el ites ▁asked ▁where ▁the ▁de ed ▁of ▁gift ▁to ▁his ▁other ▁sons ▁was . ▁Geb iah ▁replied ▁by ▁qu oting ▁ ▁" But ▁to ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁conc ub ines , ▁whom ▁Abraham ▁had , ▁Abraham ▁gave ▁g ifts ." ▁There up on ▁the ▁I sh ma el ites ▁depart ed ▁in ▁shame . ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁ 2 1 : 1 8 – 2 1 ▁— ▁the ▁way ward ▁son ▁Chapter ▁ 8 ▁of ▁tract ate ▁San hed rin ▁in ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud