Sam: Why is he considered a b’chor if he was born via c/section? There is no pidyon haben.
See Bechoros, Perek 8. The two do not necessarily go hand-in-hand.
The obvious case being if a child is the first of the mother but not of the father (i.e. –he previously had children). To use an example you’re familiar with, Shmuel HaNavi was a bechor for Pidyon HaBen purposes (notwithstanding the fact that he was a Levi) but not for inheritance purposes (since Elkana had previous sons with his other wife).
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