Dict: easton - Heir

Heir @ Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives kjv@Genesis:21:10 kjv@Genesis:24:36 kjv@Genesis: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 kjv@Deuteronomy:21:17; kjv@Numbers:27:8 kjv@Numbers:36:6 kjv@Numbers:27:9 -11. Succession to property was a matter of right and not of favour. Christ is the "heir of all things" kjv@Hebrews:1:2; kjv@Colossians:1:15). Believers are heirs of the "promise," "of righteousness," "of the kingdom," "of the world," "of God," "joint heirs" with Christ kjv@Galatians:3:29; kjv@Hebrews:6:17 kjv@Hebrews:11:7; kjv@James:2:5; kjv@Romans:4:13 kjv@Romans:8:17).