Bible Cross References
and Zelophehad
Numbers 26:33
Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1-11
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Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah were the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
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They went and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole community at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence and said,
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"Our father died in the wilderness without leaving any sons. He was not among the followers of Korah, who rebelled against the LORD; he died because of his own sin.
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Just because he had no sons, why should our father's name disappear from Israel? Give us property among our father's relatives."
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Moses presented their case to the LORD,
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and the LORD said to him,
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"What the daughters of Zelophehad request is right; give them property among their father's relatives. Let his inheritance pass on to them.
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Tell the people of Israel that whenever a man dies without leaving a son, his daughter is to inherit his property.
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If he has no daughter, his brothers are to inherit it.
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If he has no brothers, his father's brothers are to inherit it.
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If he has no brothers or uncles, then his nearest relative is to inherit it and hold it as his own property. The people of Israel are to observe this as a legal requirement, just as I, the LORD, have commanded you."
Numbers 36:1-12
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The heads of the families in the clan of Gilead, the son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh son of Joseph, went to Moses and the other leaders.
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They said, "The LORD commanded you to distribute the land to the people of Israel by drawing lots. He also commanded you to give the property of our relative Zelophehad to his daughters.
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But remember, if they marry men of another tribe, their property will then belong to that tribe, and the total allotted to us will be reduced.
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In the Year of Restoration, when all property that has been sold is restored to its original owners, the property of Zelophehad's daughters will be permanently added to the tribe into which they marry and will be lost to our tribe."
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So Moses gave the people of Israel the following command from the LORD. He said, "What the tribe of Manasseh says is right,
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and so the LORD says that the daughters of Zelophehad are free to marry anyone they wish but only within their own tribe.
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The property of every Israelite will remain attached to his tribe.
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Every woman who inherits property in an Israelite tribe must marry a man belonging to that tribe. In this way all Israelites will inherit the property of their ancestors,
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and the property will not pass from one tribe to another. Each tribe will continue to possess its own property."
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So Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they married their cousins.
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They married within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their property remained in their father's tribe.