Fast of the Firstborn
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| Noun | 1. | Fast of the Firstborn - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud minor fast day - one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar |