4830. 'For Er his firstborn' means falsity of faith. This is clear from the representation of 'Er' as falsity, dealt with in 4821, 4822, and from the meaning of 'firstborn' as faith, dealt with in 352, 3325, 4821.
Studere hoc loco
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