This appeared to suggest that when Jacob gained the “rights as firstborn, ” he also came in line to be an ancestor to the Messiah. ​ — Matt.
فَقَدِ ٱسْتَنْتَجْنَا مِنْهَا أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ صَارَ مِنْ أَسْلَافِ ٱلْمَسِيَّا حِينَ أَخَذَ ‹ ٱلْبَكُورِيَّةَ › .‏ —‏ مت ١ :‏ ٢ ،‏ ١٦ ؛‏ لو ٣ :‏ ٢٣ ،‏ ٣٤‏ .‏